Because Italian has no names starting with X, today is another wildcard day. I’ve taken care not to reuse any of the Medieval X names featured in my 2018 post.
Female names:
Xabadin (Basque) is a form of Sabina (Sabine woman).
Xixili (Basque) is a form of Cecilia (blind).
Male names:
Xabe (Spanish) may be a form of Xavier (the new house), but perhaps it just has a similar sound and appearance.
Xabiça (Spanish) may also derive from Xavier, but I don’t want to assume without any evidence.
Xacob (Galician) is a form of Jakob, which derives from the original Hebrew name Ya’akov. Though traditional etymology claims this name means “heel, supplanter,” many modern Biblical scholars now believe it truly comes from Semitic roots meaning “may God protect.”
Xácome (Galician) is a form of James, which in turn also derives from Jakob.
Xain (Spanish)
Xame (Spanish)
Xemeno (Spanish) looks like an obvious form of Simon, which derives from the Hebrew name Shimon (he has heard).
Xil (Galician) is a form of Giles, which comes from Latin name Aegidius and Greek word aigidion (young goat).
What a cool theme for the A to Z Challenge. I had fun poking around at the different letters. Where do you do your research for this?
That is a lot more X names than I expected! Great work.
I love letter X posts! Always such variety.
It’s hard to believe the blogging challenge is almost over for 2021. Then the after survey, reflections, and the road trip sign-up.
Plus, I’m taking part in the Bout of Books read-a-thon in May. So much excitement!
J Lenni Dorner~ Co-host of the #AtoZchallenge, OperationAwesome6 Debut Author Interviewer, Reference& Speculative Fiction Author
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