Talk:Xenophon (disambiguation)

Latest comment: 12 years ago by Wareh in topic Meaning of name

Meaning of name edit

It seems to be a somewhat common name, what does it mean? 69.132.69.87 (talk) 00:24, 7 December 2011 (UTC)Reply

In reference to Xenophon, Paul Cartledge says, "His unusual name - a compound of the Greek words for foreigner or special foreign friend (xenos) and voice (phone) — was intended to call attention to his family's foreign connections, a sure mark of aristocratic pedigree." Wareh (talk) 02:11, 8 December 2011 (UTC)Reply