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.

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 December 7, 2022