Let's see if we can find some more fun names....
- Agesander/Agesandra--"leader of men". Also transliterated as Hagesander.
- Alcander/Alcandra--poss. "strong man"
- Alexander/Alexandra--"defender of man"
- Amynander/Amynandra--"defender of man"
- Anaxander/Anaxandra--prob. "ruler of men"
- Archander/Archandra--"highest man"
- Aresander/Aresandra--prob. "favorable man"
- Aristander/Aristandra--"best of men"
- Cassander/Cassandra--poss. "shines upon man", "plots against man", or "tester of men"
- Charisander/Charisandra--"beauty of man" or "grace of man"
- Cleander/Cleandra--"glory of man"
- Dexander/Dexandra--prob. "courteous man"
- Eteander/Eteandra--poss. "true man"
- Ethelander/Ethelandra--poss. "willful man"
- Evander/Evandra--"good man"
- Isander/Isandra--poss. "equality of man" or "fair man"
- Kleitander/Kleitandra--"famous man"
- Kratander/Kratandra--"power of men"
- Leander/Leandra--"lion man"
- Lycander/Lycandra--prob. "wolf man" or "light of man"
- Lysander/Lysandra--"release of man"
- Melesander/Melesandra--prob. "care of man" or "study of man"
[no, the resemblance to 'Melisandre' is not lost on me!] - Menander/Menandra--prob. "patient man" or "might of man"
- Nicander/Nicandra--"victory of man"
- Onasander/Onasandra--prob. "prosperity of man" or "help of man"
- Ophelander/Ophelandra--"helping man"
- Peisander/Peisandra--poss. "persuading men"
- Periander/Periandra--prob. "among men" or "beyond men"
- Philander/Philandra--"love of man"
[is 'philanderer' still a word people use? Hmmm....] - Poemander/Poemandra--poss. "shepherd of men"
- Praxander/Praxandra--"practice of man"
- Proander/Proandra--"before man"
- Pyrander/Pyrandra--"fire of man"
- Sosander/Sosandra--prob. "secure man"
- Stasander/Stasandra--prob. "standing man" or "stable man"
- Telesander/Telesandra--prob. "accomplishment of man"
- Terpander/Terpandra--"delight of man"
- Thrasyander/Thrasyandra--"bold man"
- Thersander/Thersandra--prob. "brave man"
- Timander/Timandra--prob. "honored man"
- Tisander/Tisandra--"vengeance of man"
- Tychander/Tychandra--"lucky man"
- Xenander/Xenandra--"foreign man"
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