X names got me thinking

[mooie-ziel.livejournal.com]

GIRLS
Name--Meaning--Origin

Xandra -- Form of Zandra -- Greek
Xandy -- protector of man -- Greek
Xanthe --yellow, fair hair -- Greek
Xaquelina -- ??? -- Galician Girl
Xaviera -- bright, new house -- Arabic, Basque
Xena -- Guest -- Greek
Xenia -- hospitable -- Greek
Xenobia--???-- Greek
Xiang -- Fragrant -- Chinese
Ximena -- ??? -- Hebrew
Xiomara -- Xiomy? -- Spanish
Xiu Mei -- Beautiful Plum -- Chinese
Xuan -- Spring -- Vietnamese
Xuxa -- Form of Susanna -- Portuguese
Xylia -- wood dweller -- Greek
Xylina -- Of the Woods -- Greek
Xylona -- From the forest -- Greek
Xyza -- by the sea -- Gothic

BOYS
Name--Meaning--Origin

Xan -- ??? -- Galician
Xanthus -- yellow -- Greek
Xenophon -- Strange Voice -- Greek
Xanti -- ??? --Basque
Xavier -- bright, new house -- Arabic, Basque
Xenophon -- Strange Voice -- Greek
Xenos -- stranger -- Greek
Xerxes -- prince -- Persian
Xiao-- ??? -- Galician
Ximen -- obedient -- Spanish
Xurxo -- ??? -- Galician
Xylon -- Forest -- Greek

Comments

[sayga.livejournal.com]

i knew a girl named Xia Xia. pronounced jah-jah. well, kind of j. more the "djz" sound that you find in pleasure and azure.

[solyma.livejournal.com]

haha i remember that. i used to watch her too, because i babysat for a couple of brazilian kids. :)

[solyma.livejournal.com]

i think it was on pbs. i can't remember, though.

[mooie-ziel.livejournal.com]

I took Chinese for a quarter so I know the sound you're talking about.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I like:

Xanthe --yellow, fair hair -- Greek
Xylia -- wood dweller -- Greek
Xylona -- From the forest -- Greek
Xyza -- by the sea -- Gothic


Xanthus -- yellow -- Greek
Xanti -- ??? --Basque
Xavier -- bright, new house -- Arabic, Basque
Xenos

[so-there.livejournal.com]

I once knew a girl name Ximena. it's pronounces like an h there.

[xcuore.livejournal.com]

i only like Xavier

hihi theres a lagre shop named
Xenos (stranger) they sell lovely foreign things^^

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

I hate names that start with an X.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

I used to LOVE that show! That lady was so freaking crazy though.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

I used to watch it on like the Family Channel or something.

[adamant-turtle.livejournal.com]

Me too. It's just such an odd, uncommon letter...

[badmentalimage.livejournal.com]

I remember having to make our names into acronyms in grade 3 using adjectives. Imagine having to do an X-name:

X-cellent
U-nique
X-ylophone
A-rtistic

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

I REMEMBER XUXA! holy crap! flashback!

[adamant-turtle.livejournal.com]

Aw, come on...you'd HAVE to throw "xenophobic" in there somewhere... :-0