Thoughts on Lysander

[17caterpillars1mouse]

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I know someone who used to have a cat named Lysander.

Sounds like a prescription only lotion for scabies. Sorry.

I think it depends on whether you have a reason for choosing it. Our child has a very unusual name and I'm always glad that we do have an explanation when people ask us why we chose it. I think it we didn't, we'd just look like try-hards (maybe we do anyway!) and their eyebrows would go even higher. The explanation appeases them.

Wasn't Lysander a Greek hero, like Hector?

I really like it - go for it!

When I was a teenager, I used to say that if I had a son when I was older I'd definitely call him Demetrius, or Lysander if the former was 'too much' for my DH. Unfortunately my DH doesn't like either name!

prescription for scabies is exactly how it sounds!

I like it. Nickname though? Ly? 🤔

I would think 'that poor child' with a name like that. Sorry.

I know one and the name suits the sib set vibe that mum wanted. Parents also considered Caspar and Horacio. Nn Sandy or Zander. All kids have very a trad middle name to balance out the frou

Vair posh, vair nice !

I know of two adult Lysanders. The one I know best is a bit weird but ok. Both are enormously posh.

Sounds nice but is rather military. This may not matter, of course. Lysander was a Greek hero (Spartan admiral en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysander), and since then his name has become a by-word for military toughness. There's the very, very famous song 'The British Grenadiers' : "Some talk of Alexander and some Hercules/And Hector and Lysander, and such great names as these...." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_British_Grenadiers and also the World War II 'Lysander' spotter-plane and bomber. Etc etc

This is personal, but I really, really, really dislike 'Xander'.

Lysander Hawkley I love it but I also love Jilly Cooper !

I love it. It's on my 'never be brave enough to actually use' list

My friend had a rabbit called Lysander. I like it!

would scream jilly cooper to me

Love it

I knew one. It's a gorgeous name, but the lad in question really didn't suit it.

I love it too :)

Horrible.

Reminds me of Midsummer Night's Dream, which is dire. And it also reminds me of lice.

I thought you were asking about a nit lotion until I saw which forum this was in

I would smirk tbh

I love it!

Salamander
Jilly Cooper
Shakespeare's most boring work
Harry Potter

Only the last one is a good connotation!