- Xan
Xan may refer to:
*A diminutive nickname derived from "Alexander". For example, Alexander Somerset (son ofHenry Somerset, Marquess of Worcester ) is commonly known as "Xan Somerset". Xan may also be used as a given name on its own, as is the case withXan Windsor, Lord Culloden .
* A diminutive nickname derived from "Alexandra". For example, the character Alexandra Giddens as seen in the 1941 film The Little Foxes.
*An insane Pyromancer from the internet gameDragonFable
*Xan (Baldur's Gate) is a non-player character from the Baldur's Gate series of computer game.
*The final boss from computer gameUnreal Tournament , with numerous well-known quotes:
*:"Run human." - "Witness my perfection." - "You are obsolete." - "You die too easily." - "I am superior." - "I am the Alpha and the Omega."
*A book byPatrick Tilley on alien invasion.
*A monster from theNetHack computer game, based on the mythical Mayan insect.
*A mythical or fantastic insect in the bookPopul Vuh :
*:"They sent their friend the mosquito Xan ahead of them to find out what lay ahead. "Since you are the one who sucks the blood of men walking along paths," they told the mosquito, "go and sting the men ofXibalba ." The mosquito flew down the dark road to theUnderworld . Entering the house of the Lords of Death, he stung the first person that he saw...
*:The mosquito stung this man as well, and when he yelled, the man next to him asked, "Gathered Blood, what's wrong?" So he flew along the row stinging all the seated men until he knew the names of all twelve."
*Commonslang for the drugXanax .
*an Alternate Spelling ofKhan
*A character from the novelThe Children of Men byP.D. James .
*A local sorority founded in 1927 located on the Muskingum College campus (also known asChi Alpha Nu ).
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