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'''Xan''' may refer to:
*A diminutive nickname derived from "Alexander". For example, Alexander Somerset (son of [[Henry 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 with [[Xan 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 game [[DragonFable]]
*[[Xan (Baldur's Gate)]] is a non-player character from the Baldur's Gate series of computer game.
*The final boss from computer game [[Unreal 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 by [[Patrick Tilley]] on alien invasion.
*A monster from the [[NetHack]] computer game, based on the mythical Mayan insect.
*A mythical or fantastic insect in the book [[Popul 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 of [[Xibalba]]." The mosquito flew down the dark road to the [[Underworld]]. 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."
*Common [[slang]] for the drug [[Xanax]].
*an Alternate Spelling of [[Khan]]
*A character from the novel [[The Children of Men]] by [[P.D. James]].
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