Lysander pronunciation?

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We really like Lysander, possibly nickname Xander.

However, perplexed as to how it should be pronounced and wondered whether it's regional like bath or barth.

I thought it would be Ly-saRn-der, then Xander pronounced with a similar 'ah' sound as this is how we would pronounce Alexander where we're from (South)

Seems online like many pronounce it Ly-Sand-er, in which case presumably Xander would be a short 'a' sound which doesn't sound right with our accent.

Thoughts?

Please don't name a child Lysander, it's unbelievably cringey and pretentious. Give him a real name

I’m northern and it would sound like ly-sand-ah

I don’t mind it though!

Londoner here. It's 100% lySANDer as in sand.

Just look up any clip from a midsummer night's dream.

If you want the proper British pronunciation, watch this video. Skip forward to about 1:38 if you can’t be bothered to watch the whole thing.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CRYCx_G25ro

How do you get Xander from Lysander? It would have to be Lyxander for that.

I have a 'military' accent (so pretty neutral) although I'm from the north west (you wouldn't know this from listening to me speak though).

I would say (and I've only ever heard it pronounced) Lie-sand-er. Same with Xander...zand-er.

As someone said upthread, you don't go to the beach and dig in the 's-ar-nd' do you?

What a dickhead thing to say.

Lies under (the bedcovers!)
Grew up in Sussex so most of my vowels travel a long way.
What about Leandros? Still Greek and means Lion Man. Or Lysandros which apparently means liberator.

Cheers everyone, useful stuff (apart from EnglishBluebell - bet your kids are called Amelia or Jacob)

Im northern and know a Lysander - locally it’s pronounced Ly sand duh.

He gets Sandy an awful lot.

And yeah read The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous - great book

South coast England, would say Alex - an - der or “Zander” for Xander, as would everyone I know in this region.

Lice-Ander

Definitely Lie- San-der is the UK pronunciation. It’s a Greek name but pronounced very differently in Greece!

Estuary accent
Lie SAND err
Sandy is cute for short

It is a real name. Just as real as Alexander.

English pronunciation is not sahnder though . It is Zan - der.

Ly San der is the correct pronunciation.

Xander doesn’t work as a nickname, the ‘X’ is usually because you’re American and your name is Alexander and the X is part of the name! Sander would be the usual nickname for Alexander and Lysander in the UK (it’s more likely Sandy for Lysander where I live).

You don't want PP to be mean about your choice, but happy to be mean about someone else's.

@MenFEARtheDEERE - Lisandros is the non-anglicised form of Lysander. It’s the same name. I wanted to call DS this but it’s much more beautiful in a Greek accent l

Southern accent here and we pronounced Sandra with a ‘dark’ A ie Sarndra.
The same, of course with Alexander. I prefer Lysander to match. I don’t think the pronunciation of a name in a play by Shakespeare has much bearing because the English accent then was rather different. Also the name is pronounced in syllables Lys—anda and not Ly—sanda

That is gorgeous!

There is no r. So no r sound.