Boys:
- Ajax (AY-jaks, Greek)
- Anxo (AN-shah, Galician)--form of Angel
- Axel (AKS-el, German, Scandinavian)--form of Absolom
- Dax (DAKS, English)--from Old English Dæcca, "day"
- Dexter (DEKS-ster, English)
- Felix (FEE-liks or FEHL-iks, Latin)--"lucky"
- Ganix (JAHN-eesh, Basque)--form of John
- Lennox (LEN-oks, Scottish)
- Mannix (MAN-niks, Irish)--Anglicized from either Mainchin or Mag Aonghuis
- Ximun (SHEE-mun, Basque)--form of Simon
Girls:
- Arantxa (ah-RANT-shah, Basque)
- Axelle (aks-EL-leh, French)--feminine of Axel
- Beatrix (BEE-ah-triks, or BEH-ah-triks, Latin)--"traveller"
- Eudoxia (yu-DOKS-ee-ah, Greek)--"good fame"
- Itxaro (eet-SHAH-roh, Basque)--"hope"
- Ixchel (ee-SHEL, Mayan)--Mayan goddess of the earth, medicine, and the moon
- Meritxell (mur-eet-CHEL, Catalan)--"midday"
- Polyxena (pol-ih-KSEE-ah, Greek)--"much hospitality"
- Roxelana (roks-el-AH-nah, Turkish)
- Ruxandra (rewks-AN-drah, Romanian)--form of Roxana, "dawn"
- Uxia (oo-SHEE-ah, Basque)--form of Eugenia
- Xanthe (ZAN-theh or ZAN-thee, Greek)
- Xenia (KSEN-ya or ZEN-ee-ah, Greek)
- Xiomara (see-oh-MAHR-ah, Spanish)
- Xoana (shoh-AW-nah, Galician)--form of John
Either!:
- Alexis (ah-LEKS-ish, Greek)--"defender"
- Calix (CAHL-iks, Latin)
- Lux (LEWKS, Latin)--"light"
- Pax (PAKS, Latin)--"peace"
- Phoenix (FEE-niks, Greek)
- Xuan (sooun, Vietnamese)--"spring"
- Xue (shooeh, Chinese)--"snow" or "learning"
- Xun (shooen, Chinese)--"fast, sudden"
Just wanted to correct your pronunciation of Xuân. In Vietnamese, 'x' is pronounced like an English 's,' not 'sh.' Xuân is best approximated as 'sooun' using your phonetic system.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I've corrected it. :)
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