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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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mpsw · 30/05/2018 21:56

Grenadier Guards:

"Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules
Of Hector and Lysander, and such great names as these'

AuntieStella · 30/05/2018 21:53

Lysander was a descendant of Hercules, and a Greek military and political leader who won the final victory for Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.

I like it as a name, but do be aware that it's very Jilly (main character in 'The Man Who Made HusbandsJealous'

FogCutter · 30/05/2018 21:53

Its super-posh!

Reminds me of a Jilly Cooper novel but I do quite like it! Not sure I'd be brave enough to use it though!

PiggeryPorcombe · 30/05/2018 21:51

Makes me think of Jilly Cooper - the man who made husbands jealous.

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LastDrWho · 30/05/2018 21:49

@mrsshelby44 this is what she knows.com have to say
'Latin Meaning:
The name Lysander is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Lysander is: Liberator.
Greek Meaning:
The name Lysander is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Lysander is: Liberator. Lysander is one of the main characters in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Shakespearean Meaning:
The name Lysander is a Shakespearean baby name. In Shakespearean the meaning of the name Lysander is: A Midsummer Night's Dream' In love with Hermia.'
And yes prounounced like it's written

Lysander
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ReservoirDogs · 30/05/2018 21:45

Shakespeare- Midsummer Night's dream

mrsshelby44 · 30/05/2018 21:43

How do you pronounce it? Just as it's written? Never seen it before where is it from?

Grandmaswagsbag · 30/05/2018 21:35

I thought of this name the other day and wondered about it! Following with interest.

RoseMartha · 30/05/2018 21:33

Nice and unusual, I only met one Lysander before and he is probably in his 30's now.

Sophronia · 30/05/2018 21:31

I like it!

sonnyboo · 30/05/2018 21:22

Love it!

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