Sibling for Lysander

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Hi
Currently pregnant have a 3yr old Lysander known as Xander for short.
Want another rare name with a good nickname for no2 please?!
NB white British, no welsh/ Scottish names please as don't like thanks

I'd continue with the Jilly cooper theme so Rupert, xavier, Cosmo, rannaldino, tabitha, perdita, oh so many

Also in the Jilly Cooper theme.
Aren't his brothers called Hector and Alexander in the book?

Hector is an hilarious name! It's a bit like Boris but nicer - I think Hector is actually a good choice AND it's staying with the Greek theme.

But to hector means to bully/to torment. Not a great association imo.

Lysander is lovely.

Gaia
Ianthe
Anastasia
Lois
Thea (tay-ah)
Phaedra
Selma

Hermione

Lots of Hectors in Scotland - better not suggest that one.

well I like Fabian and Raphael (nn Rafe) but then I would really

Rose - that's interesting about Hector being popular in Scotland. Shame the OP won't be interested because of that as it is a good name.

Come to think of it - the brief is a little weird for this one isn't it?

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

Love Hector a lot. Can you see it as Greek rather than Scottish OP?

Athene

Tatiana

Delphine

Gabriel

Raul

Otto

Ptolemy.

Hercules

Apollo

Yes, Foxtrot, weird and (perhaps) a little racist. Not only no Welsh or Scottish but specifically White British. Surely, having names suggested that you do not like is hardly offensive while dismissing them based on country of origin or colour is a bit offensive.

yes I feel offended, and she hasn't come back either. I think she meant white English.....to go with her son's Greek name

Maybe she just put it badly and meant she likes traditional but unusual names?

Maybe she is hiding in case I set the boys in kilts on her?

lockets, lots of people have tried to help including those who were offended :)

Just because someone worded something badly, doesn't mean that the sentiment doesn't exist. However, I agree that if she had simply said that she'd like something along the same lines as Lysander then she would maybe have not been thought of as possibly racist - I was joking about being offended btw.....and yes, it would be a strange world if we all liked the same names but I don't think anyone would particularly give any Celtic suggestions with the original brief so all could have been avoided.

How is Xander a nick name for Lysander?

Electra was in love with her father, wasn't she? Like a female Oedipus?

Never seen so many pretentious names on one thread.

tetleymel - How is Xander a nick name for Lysander? It's not as I said above - you could have Sandy (very Scottish) or Zander at a push.

I would go with Sandy being the shortened version too

Hmm - all down to accents I guess. Bit of a diversion, but I've noticed people from the Southern half of GB writing "draw" instead of "drawer" as apparently it sounds exactly the same. There is a whole syllable missing in my accent :)

I think that posters have been very helpful on this thread lockets. I think that maybe the OP has not come back as she is a bit embarrassed at asking for English names without realising that Lysander is Greek!! Suspect that she found it in a Jilly Cooper novel and thought that good old Jilly couldn't possibly use a foreign name....