Comments for the name Lysander

A character from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," bore this name.

Famours bearer: Lysander Sage, friend of Charlie Bone in the 'Children of the Red King' series. Lysander has the power to summon his spiritual ancestors.

Lysander is the name of Harry Potter character, Luna Lovegood's future son with her future husband (Newt Scamander's grandson) Rolf. Luna's other son is named Lorcan and the two boys are twins.

A strong and lovely name.

Lesandar is also a Serbian (Slavic) name now rarely used. It means "gift of the hazelwood" from (les/lesak) "hazel" and (dar) "gift".

English pronunciation is "lie-SAN-dər".

With the current popularity of Alexander, I am surprised that more parents aren't turning to Lysander as "unique" alternative to the more popular name.

It is really a quite attractive name - classic, but with a great modern feel. A cute name for a little boy, but something that would also be strong enough for a grown man.

Lysander Spooner was a notable 19th century American abolitionist and early individualist anarchist.

Even though I really like the name, Lysander's meaning "a release of a man" can either be interpreted as a boy growing into a man, or something quite *wrong*.

Lysander is a nearly-deaf potion seller in Act II of Diablo II: Lord of Desruction. He (humorously) demands to know why the player is always wasting his time, even if he hasn't been talked to yet.

I just adore the name Lysander. I'm worried about teasing though. Also, I want strong and masculine name for my son and Lysander just doesn't fit that in my opinion. Right now I'm iffy about it but I do still love it.