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Lysander

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toobreathless · 23/06/2015 20:16

Thoughts please.

This is the only name we have both agreed on so far!

DH likes: Atticus, Horatio

I like: Solomon, Gideon, Percival.

Middle name will be John for family reasons.

What do you think?

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Treaclepie19 · 24/06/2015 08:40

Quite like it, i also like Gideon.

Our little boy will be Xander :) (As his full name)

deadwitchproject · 24/06/2015 08:14

Not too keen on most of your names but LOVE Lysander and absolutely love Leander! (my DT2 was almost a Leander)

Ausflug · 24/06/2015 07:52

I met someone called Lysander at University.

My friend and I were in stitches at how poncy it was, even though we had both been privately educated, and so had plenty of acquaintances with pretentious names .

Maybe times have moved on a bit - I think people might still snigger to themselves.

Personally I think if you want to bestow a name like that, it's perfect for a dog or cat. Actually, they are all quite good cat names.

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TongueBiter · 24/06/2015 07:51

I like Lysander. I think babies/children just 'become' their name - and any 'ponciness' in the standalone name disappears.

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KleineDracheKokosnuss · 24/06/2015 07:41

I like Lysander and Horatio. Not so fond of Gideon (just think of the Bibles) and I really don't like Solomon.

If you're going for the posh end - how about St John?

MappingTheMind · 24/06/2015 07:35

Are your girls' names Shakespearean? I quite like sib sets.

The Lysander I know has an older sister called Tatiana and a brother called Hector.

Rhubarbgarden · 24/06/2015 06:55

How about Marcus, if you like Mark but it's too short?

YAsoNBU · 24/06/2015 04:48

Love Solomon with nn Solly
How about Christopher with nn Kester or Kit
Met a baby Magnus the other day
Alban
Thaddeus nn Teddy
Cassian comes up regular on here
Victor or Vincent are secret faves of mine

I'm also put in mind of Toesland nn Tolly as DD is reading my old favourite 'Greene Knowe ' books (also love Linnet)

nooka · 24/06/2015 03:45

I'm quite posh and think it's very OTT. Like our pretend child Tarquin

Could become Sandy, not Xander because there is a 'san' sound but not a 'zhan' sound.

Percival is slightly ridiculous too. Not sure about Horatio, although a very cool namesake. Gideon is too George Osbourne. Sol/Solomon is OK, although if Sol becomes his nn then you have the very short first and surname issue.

PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 24/06/2015 00:52

I quite like it (Shakespeare and Jilly Cooper spring to mind). I think there's a Lysander in the Charlie Bone books who goes by Sander.

I like Sebastian better though (Shakespeare, Jilly Cooper and the Sadlers Wells books!).

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toobreathless · 24/06/2015 00:41

I think the names sound less pretentious not 'en masse' If that makes sense.
I agree as a group they do sound a bit 'try hard.' Our DDs have unusual names so we have form although they are suggested here, in fact one is in discussion on another thread and no one has called it 'try hard' (yet)

It would sound something like:
Lysander Rett (not actual surname)

Gabriel I find too feminine and Samuel is lovely but DH is keen not for a top 100 name.

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OwlsEscapade · 23/06/2015 23:58

I like Lysander and Atticus...

..but I really LOVE Leander and leollan. One of my favourite kids books has a King Leander in it. It's called the Bears Famous Invpasion of Sicily

I think your names are quite fancy iykwim but if you have a short strong surname then I think it might work. Atticus Jones for eg sounds a million times better than Atticus Trumpington-Green

Some posters are a bit obnoxious on this thread

yumyumpoppycat · 23/06/2015 23:57

Really like Xander , hope your dh changes his mind!

yumyumpoppycat · 23/06/2015 23:54

I also quite like Solomon but none of the other names....I would also go for Leander over lysander but I am not keen on Leander really. What about Samuel or Gabriel, they would shorten a lot better than Lysander.

ZenNudist · 23/06/2015 23:47

How about Xavier? It's borderline but nowhere near as awful as the names in your OP.

In comparison, I like your short names like John, hugh and Alec. Don't see why having short surname stops use of short first name.

I went to uni 15 years ago with a Lysander "call me lice". He was a nob. Think he felt he had to live up to his eccentric name.

I rather assumed you live an aching hip life to get away with your name choices. I get that they are try hard. I don't think a real posh person would use those types of names.

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toobreathless · 23/06/2015 23:42

thunderCATSbum

I do prefer to trade thinly veiled insults with others without the use of swear words, it's just so uncouth.

I don't mind if you judge me I am very errrr robust

(If I did mind hearing honest opinions I wouldn't post here)

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toobreathless · 23/06/2015 23:33

strumpers out of interest would you have used it with a niece called Alexandria?

I did put the idea of just straight Xander past DH but he wasn't keen on that either. I like it.

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StrumpersPlunkett · 23/06/2015 23:28

LOVE all your options.
Fwiw to add I have a Xander who is Alexander and he just corrects people who call him Alex as it isn't his name.

ThunderbumsMum · 23/06/2015 23:23

Was it?? I was still going for rude. Or .

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toobreathless · 23/06/2015 23:10

Well that was less rude thunder

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MrsJoeDolan · 23/06/2015 23:03

I'm sure there's a long established MNer with a Lysander. This is not a new name to me

ThunderbumsMum · 23/06/2015 23:02

Oh no I wouldn't judge your child, I'd judge you. As I suspect would most people who heard the name. It is aspirational. Hth.

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toobreathless · 23/06/2015 22:57

Hugo is the son of very close friends....close enough that it would be awkward. Also keen to avoid 'trendy' names if that makes sense & I would put Felix, Jasper, Hugo in that group.

Don't watch CSI Miami, if he pushes Horatio again I will start though!

thunder to be honest if someone is superficial enough to judge a child by their name alone than I don't really care as to what they think. I try really hard not to do this at both ends of the spectrum. I hate people labelling names as 'chavvy' too.

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