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Help[Opinions] Re: Xanthippe
in reply to a message by Edina
I think that it might be usable, at least in some parts of the US or Britain, perhaps more cosmopolitan areas. It's very unusual but more... I don't know what word to use here. Maybe cultured? Not like a kr8yvly spelled band name or anything. I actually like it a lot, and it has some room for nicknames too. You do, however, have the spelling/pronunciation problem with this name, big time.
I would go with Xanthippe Juniper or Xanthippe Ophelia for the combos. Mostly because, in my opinion, such an unusual name is easier with a more "normal" middle name. Ophelia and Juniper still have more character than Jane or Rose-type MNs, but are easier for the general public.
Just a question: is there a particular reason it can't be used in Hungary?
I would go with Xanthippe Juniper or Xanthippe Ophelia for the combos. Mostly because, in my opinion, such an unusual name is easier with a more "normal" middle name. Ophelia and Juniper still have more character than Jane or Rose-type MNs, but are easier for the general public.
Just a question: is there a particular reason it can't be used in Hungary?
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Thanks for such a well-written response. I was worried it may be mistaken for a kr8ive or made up name. And good point about middle names.
I can't use it in Hungary because it isn't on the approved list of names (yet, anyway). Even if it was, the pronunciation would be butchered. X also isn't a letter in the Hungarian alphabet (though it's recognized as a foreign letter)- which doesn't stop Alexandra from being a very popular name, but then again that's an extremely well-known name, unlike Xanthippe. So it'd be very difficult to have, much more so than in the US or Britain.
I can't use it in Hungary because it isn't on the approved list of names (yet, anyway). Even if it was, the pronunciation would be butchered. X also isn't a letter in the Hungarian alphabet (though it's recognized as a foreign letter)- which doesn't stop Alexandra from being a very popular name, but then again that's an extremely well-known name, unlike Xanthippe. So it'd be very difficult to have, much more so than in the US or Britain.
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Do you have a link to the list of approved names? I'd be very interested in seeing what's on it:-)
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