Boy · Greek
Xenophon
Say it: ZEN-uh-fun
Meaning
From Greek xenos 'stranger, guest' and phōnē 'voice'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Given occasionally in modern Greece.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 15 babies given this name since 1927
- At its height in 1931, about 1 in 207,900 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Greek | Xenofon |
|---|
Famous bearers
- Xenophon, Athenian historian
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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