Lysander is a masculine given name. Of Greek origin, its meaning is "liberator". The name comprises the elements "lysis" (freedom) and "andros" (man).[1]
Notable people with this name
edit- Lysander, naval admiral of ancient Sparta
- Albert Lysander (1875–1956), Swedish Lutheran priest; one of the early pioneers of the Swedish High Church movement
- Lysander Button (1810–1898), American inventor
- Lysander Farrar (1812–1876), New York politician
- Lysander Spooner (1808–1887), American political activist and legal theorist
Fictional characters
edit- Lysander I and IV, monarchs in the fictional CoDominium universe
- Lysander (Shakespeare), character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Lysander, a character in the video game Diablo II
- Lysander, a Trojan warrior killed by Ajax the Great in Homer's Iliad
- Lysander au Lune, a character introduced in the second book of Pierce Brown's Red Rising series.
- Lysandre, the main antagonist in the video games Pokémon X and Y
- Lysander Scamander, son of Luna Lovegood and Rolph Scamander in the Harry Potter series
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lysander Name Meaning & Origin". Baby Name Wizard. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
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