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Lysander

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LastDrWho · 30/05/2018 21:09

What do you think? Is it too much?

I came across it and it keeps coming back into my mind... is it pregnancy hormones?!

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TatianaLarina · 31/05/2018 18:00

It would be more commonly associated with academic or artsy (maybe also a bit hippy/alternative) parents where I'm from, I believe.

That’s what I would have thought. But then in this country culture and posh are often conflated.

Flamingosnbears · 31/05/2018 16:56

Very good choice of name, I also like Leander...

loopdeelou · 31/05/2018 15:46

You are most welcome @sonnyboo 😏

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 31/05/2018 15:41

Quite like it in its entirety but don’t think I’d use it in case of the shortening to Lie, Lice or Sandy.

sonnyboo · 31/05/2018 15:35

The second one sounds drawn out which makes it posh sounding. The same sound in Alexander isn't as drawn out

Oh, thanks for explaining what sounds make a name sound posh. Grin

NambiBambi · 31/05/2018 15:21

Ginny - My mum had a hamster called Lysander when she was little. He ran away but they eventually found in him in the piano so he was artistically minded.

MaybeyBaybey · 31/05/2018 15:16

I know a Tybalt in real life - well Thibault - he’s French and very cool.

Thybalt is nice imo. I also like Theobald ;)

As for Lysander... I really like it!

Btw, is it really 'posh' in the UK? Interesting :) It would be more commonly associated with academic or artsy (maybe also a bit hippy/alternative) parents where I'm from, I believe.

But anyhow, I like it. Lysander is lovely :) Sandy or Sandro could be nice nns.

loopdeelou · 31/05/2018 14:35

@sonnyboo depends whether you'd say it ly-san-der or ly-sarn-der. The second one sounds drawn out which makes it posh sounding. The same sound in Alexander isn't as drawn out where I am. Depends on where in the country you are.

TatianaLarina · 31/05/2018 13:49

I know a Tybalt in real life - well Thibault - he’s French and very cool.

GinnyWreckin · 31/05/2018 12:31

I love Lysander, also Tybalt, but to be honest, as cats:
Sandy and Tibbles; a tabby and a tuxedo.

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 31/05/2018 12:26

Lady across from me on postnatal ward had a Lysander. Lovely name!

Ploppymoodypants · 31/05/2018 12:23

Love it.
I also immediately make the Jilly Cooper association but he is a nice loveable character so what’s the problem?
It’s on my list but I like to shorten names and don’t know what a good nick name could be
(don’t like xander).

sonnyboo · 31/05/2018 12:18

How does Lysander 'sound' any posher than Alexander or Theodore for example Hmm?

sonnyboo · 31/05/2018 12:00

Its a great alternative to Alexander. I like it.

heateallthebuns · 31/05/2018 11:46

It would be too much for me.

loopdeelou · 31/05/2018 11:02

Definitely thought of Shakespeare first. Might depend on where in the country try you are? In my accent it sounds extremely posh and might be a bit much.

vampirethriller · 31/05/2018 10:11

I love it. I like Jilly Cooper, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous is what used to be called a bonkbusterGrin lots of sex and rich people and horses, more sex, bit more sex.... Great fun to read if you like that kind of thing. I digress.
I've got Lysander on my middle names list.

CurlyWurlyTwirly · 31/05/2018 00:54

It is a bit Jilly Cooper. I like it though.
There is also Xander to consider

Buntysoven · 31/05/2018 00:45

Er...sorry but what if he gets called Lice for short? (Lowers literary tone)

puppymouse · 30/05/2018 22:34

I love it! Went to uni with a tall dark and handsome one

TatianaLarina · 30/05/2018 22:33

Do people really read Jilly Cooper more than Shakespeare? The connection is a big so what from me. To me it’s MND/Sparta/WW2.

Also Jilly is getting on.

Joeybee · 30/05/2018 22:31

I like Lysander. It's different, but familiar. Good alternative to Alexander.

CheshireSplat · 30/05/2018 22:29

To answer your question about how well known the book was, I'm 40 and I reckon half of my (female) school friends would make the same connection. However, if I knew a child with the name, that wouldn't last long, soon it would become the child's name, rather than the connection with the book.

redmini4 · 30/05/2018 22:27

I really like it. It's unusual but classic. Personally I find it has more positive connotations than negative.

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LastDrWho · 30/05/2018 22:27

@BevBrook same here. I wouldn't say 'sarnder' I would say sander but would say Alex-arn-der. Maybe because the stress is on the -san in Lysander?

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