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bekitty April 18 2007, 09:38:12 UTC
"Bysshe" is from the same root word as the Japanese "bishounen", meaning "beautiful man". A good description of bishounen can be found here.

From all accounts, Shelley was a good-looking bloke, though he sounds a wee bit emo for my tastes.

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lordlucan April 18 2007, 13:03:27 UTC
Really? I had literally no idea! It's still a name to guarantee schoolyard bullying, though.

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