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Liris

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BelfortGabbz · 16/06/2018 14:42

Heard it for the first time recently and quite like it. What's your thoughts?

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Fabricwitch · 17/06/2018 17:43

Reading it at first I thought it was pronounced Iris but with an L, which doesn't sound nice.
Lyrics without the c sounds lovely though, but I would spell it Lyris. It looks prettier and I think makes the pronunciation more intuitive.

FartnissEverbeans · 17/06/2018 17:29

I like it. It's fun to say and it looks nice.

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BelfortGabbz · 17/06/2018 10:07

Alli Yes it is. Wish I'd said it at the start. Sorry for confusion.

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AlliKaneErikson · 17/06/2018 00:59

So it’s really just like Lyrics without the c? The more I say it the more I think it could be a grower, but on first hearing I wasn’t convinced.

Ihuntmonsters · 17/06/2018 00:06

I'm still confused about pronunciation. Iris to me has an 'eye' sound. Liris with an eye sound is not nice sounding at all, even though I quite like Iris as a name. Perhaps because the fist syllable is lie. Liris like virus is even more unattractive. Lyric on the other hand has a 'le' sound at the beginning and is quite melodious. I don't think I like Liris pronounced like that either though, and names that no one knows how to pronounce are a pain.

SheGotBetteDavisEyes · 16/06/2018 23:35

Lyra or Lydia would be better.

LipstickHandbagCoffee · 16/06/2018 23:33

Does it rhyme with virus?
Unfortunately yes

Atalune · 16/06/2018 22:50

I know a Lyra and a Lyric.

Liris....it does sound a bit like a skin condition!

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PureColdWind · 16/06/2018 22:47

Does it rhyme with virus?

I don't like it - it sounds clinical or like some sort of software for a computer.

kocerhan3 · 16/06/2018 21:52

I don't like it, personally - I like Iris (my nans name and definitely coming back into fashion) however I also know a Larissa - similar but pretty :)

4GreenApples · 16/06/2018 19:10

I assumed this was a typo for Iris when I saw the thread title.

I’d have guessed at a pronunciation of Lie-riss for a name spelt Liris.

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BelfortGabbz · 16/06/2018 19:07

It was the name of a model on Project Runway. Sounded prettier the more I heard it, especially when Tim Gunn said it.

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Moonkissedlegs · 16/06/2018 18:55

It sounds like a skin condition or something.

MeyYael · 16/06/2018 18:54

"Lyris is actually a 'real' name"

*I believe...

MeyYael · 16/06/2018 18:53

Lyris is actually a 'real' name and the pronunciation is a bit more intuitive imo (I'd probably pronounce Liris like Iris).

You might also like Liorit, Larisse and Lyra.

Topseyt · 16/06/2018 18:52

I think people will just be totally confused by it. This thread demonstrates that too.

I'm not keen. It sounds as though you just made it up, even if you did hear it elsewhere.

mzsink · 16/06/2018 18:48

I though you described the pronunciation well.

Much prefer lyris

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BelfortGabbz · 16/06/2018 18:47

The Li sounded like it does in Lyric.

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LipstickHandbagCoffee · 16/06/2018 18:41

Ly Riss, you will habitually be correcting that it isn’t Iris,as that’s were the empahasis on name falls
I love iris as a name Btw so that’s no a bad thing

LipstickHandbagCoffee · 16/06/2018 18:39

Ok if you’re combining Lyric and Iris I’d pronounce that Lirr Is
Lyrics and iris are pronounced differently
But looking at Lyris it could be many pronunciation I’d assume

Lie Riss
Lirr Is

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BelfortGabbz · 16/06/2018 18:38

Ly-riss. Sorry for the confusion.

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MeyYael · 16/06/2018 18:27

But lyric and Iris aren't pronounced the same...

Is it ly-riss or leye-riss?

LipstickHandbagCoffee · 16/06/2018 18:25

Haven’t a clue what you're describing, Pronounced like Lyric and Iris . No I don’t get what you mean at all
let’s face it.mispronunciation is going to be a habitual thing

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BelfortGabbz · 16/06/2018 18:20

Pronounced like Lyric and Iris iyswim. I also thought Lyris looks prettier.

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LipstickHandbagCoffee · 16/06/2018 16:28

Fair enough, further potential pronunciation in the mix
Op needs to clarify the pronunciation