Gender Feminine
Scripts Λυσιστράτη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. LUY-SEES-TRA-TEH  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army". This is the name of a comedy by the Greek playwright Aristophanes, also called by its Latinized form Lysistrata. In the play Lysistrate attempts to end the Peloponnesian War by persuading the women from both sides to withhold sex from men.

Related Names

VariantLysistrata

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Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/publications/.
Entry updated April 23, 2024