Lissandra
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning defender of men; a form of Cassandra.
Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Lissandra by the numbers
Lissandra was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 30 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Cassandra
Like Lissandra, each of these traces back to Cassandra: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Cassandrashe who entangles men496 in the US (2017)
- Kassandrashe who entangles men; form of Cassandra297 in the US (2017)
- Cassshe who entangles men; form of Cassandra29 in England and Wales (2025)
- Casandraa variant of Cassandra; she who entangles men24 in the US (2017)
- Kasandrashe who entangles men; form of Cassandra23 in the US (2017)
- Casa form of Cassandra or Cassius8 in the US (2017)
- Cassia form of Cassandra or Cassidy8 in the US (2017)
- Cassyshe who does not listen; diminutive of Cassandra6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lissandra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a protector
Like Lissandra, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
- Alexadefender of men; form of Alexandra3,888 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Alexandradefender of mankind2,592 in the US (2017)
- Alexandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexander1,238 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lissandra
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