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This reminds me of one of the prettiest names (a surname) on my family tree belonging to a Joan Wistowe in the 1500s. I think Wistowe is so attractive, and it appears to be now-extinct.

I prefer Tristan

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even though it's a lot more "now" than Wystan. lol

I misread Wystan as Wynstan, at first...I named the badger in my profile pic Wynnstan, which I like as a GP.

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I could get used to calling someone Wystan, but there's nothing about it that I instantly like. The meaning is less pleasantly whimsical than Winston's.
I'm not entirely sure of pronunciation either...does it rhyme with Tristan, or is the 1st syllable more like Weiss?

This message was edited 9/22/2020, 12:22 PM

It looks weird and dated.

I like it because it seems like an old western style cowboy name. Hugh is great on its own too :)

I have a personal reason for liking this name. Years ago while I was in graduate school at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor I met Wystan Stevens, who was the unofficial "historian of Ann Arbor". He had been named after W. H. Auden because his parents were good friends of Auden's during the years 1941 and 1942 when Auden taught at the University of Michigan. Wystan Stevens was a fascinating person. Unfortunately, he died in 2015. But here is a video of him conducting a tour of a cemetery in Ann Arbor:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBihhViixMw

Love

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I have a soft spot for poncy British names, so I of course love Wystan.

Don't really like it