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Lyra?

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newlymarried2019 · 31/01/2020 20:15

Lyra is my DHs favourite girls name because of the Phillip Pullman books he loved growing up... However I'm worried about its growing popularity. I have a really common first name (there were 5 of us with the same name in a year group of 120 at school) and I hated having the same name as everyone else (although this may just be my own issue!) Grin
What do you all think? Is it becoming as popular as I imagine?? Should this even be a reason to not add it to our list if my DH loves it (and I quite like it)?

We don't even know if we're having a girl, but should I add it to our shortlist?

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WaterSheep · 31/01/2020 20:19

Lyra will definitely see a surge in popularity due to the recent BBC drama and the current book of dust trilogy.

I will say that the Lyra in the dark material trilogy is a very different Lyra to the one presented in The Secret Commonwealth. So if he likes the name because of the original trilogy, he might reconsider after reading the newer books.

Justmuddlingalong · 31/01/2020 20:19

That reads really snippy, but wasn't meant that way. Sorry.

Justmuddlingalong · 31/01/2020 20:18

Put it on your list. It's popular, but there are only so many names and the constant search for an unusual but not made up name is getting ridiculous IMO.