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Lysander

39 replies

toastofthetown · 14/07/2021 19:43

It is my all time favourite boys name. I've thought for a while that it would really catch on and start to climb in popularity but so far it hasn't. So what does everyone think of Lysander?

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CeeceeBloomingdale · 14/07/2021 19:53

Not for me, it worked for Shakespeare but hasn't stood the test of time. I can imagine it being shorted to Sandy or Xander a bit like Alexander.

Theimpossiblegirl · 14/07/2021 19:52

I love it! Zander/Xander is a great shortening.

CliffsofMohair · 14/07/2021 19:52

At least one other MNer has a Lysander

1Wanda1 · 14/07/2021 19:52

I once heard a mother calling her sons in the park: "LYSANDER! HECTOR! ACHILLES!"

Pretentious.

Aquamarine1029 · 14/07/2021 19:51

Toilet cleaner.

SpamIAm · 14/07/2021 19:51

I think it's dreadful.

HasaDigaEebowai · 14/07/2021 19:50

I’d have used it if I had another boy

TyneTeas · 14/07/2021 19:50

Only know it as a WWII aircraft

LemonRoses · 14/07/2021 19:49

No it sounds like nit lotion or a disinfectant.

DramaAlpaca · 14/07/2021 19:49

I'm going to use it on my next cat.

HoldingTheDoor · 14/07/2021 19:48

It's awful.

Tangeloincognito · 14/07/2021 19:47

Shakespearean

Bit pretentious

Reallyreallyborednow · 14/07/2021 19:46

I love it. I do associate it a bit with Jilly Cooper and hot sunny days bed hopping in the Gloucester countryside, but in an affectionate way. It makes me smile :).

Can always have xander as a nickname too.

broodyas · 14/07/2021 19:45

I think it's gorgeous and would happily use it but DH wouldn't!