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Lana, Lena, Lara, Luna or Lyra

103 replies

Chewingtoffee · 01/11/2020 16:38

Pick your favourite.

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twobrews · 04/11/2020 22:36

Not really fond of any of them tbh.
Luna is nice sounding but I don't think I'd want to be an adult Luna.
Lara is probably the best of the bunch, but Laura is better.

Lyra is too much like Lycra,
Lana don't like it at all.
Lena is the len pronounced as in Lenny or is it pronounced Lean a?

coconutmonkey · 04/11/2020 22:28

I have a little Lana so am obviously pretty biased towards it. I do love it completely, despite its unfortunate backwards spelling. In Hawaiian it means "calm as still waters" which felt so right for her as her birth was a calm hypno-water birth.
She's not calm in any way, shape or form now though so that backfired.

enelcielo · 04/11/2020 20:22

I do like Lyra... Are you a Northern Lights fan?

I wouldn't choose Lana. I speak Spanish & it means "wool"

Lesserspottedmama · 04/11/2020 20:06

Lyra & Lara I like the best. Luna is nice also. Don’t like the other two, Lena is dull and gloomy sounding to me and Lana doesn’t even seem like a name.

Capamile · 04/11/2020 20:02

Lena (pronounced lenna rather than Leena)
Luna is ok
Not keen on Lara and Lana is unfortunate when spelt backwards!

Nikki360 · 04/11/2020 19:30

I have a Lara the music from Dr Zhivago is beautiful.

TippledPink · 04/11/2020 19:19

@Ghosts2020 Lana Turner was not a porn star!! She was an American actress in the 40's en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lana_Turner

Benjispruce2 · 03/11/2020 19:03

Lyra looks like Lycra.

Benjispruce2 · 03/11/2020 19:02

Lana Turner was a porn star????

Benjispruce2 · 03/11/2020 19:02

Love Lana(Larna)

Chimchimminee · 03/11/2020 18:57

Alana or Lena after Lena Horne - classy broad.

Koalaismyspiritanimal · 03/11/2020 15:22

Lara is by far the best name there
I have found it to be classless and ageless, which I like

ellenpartridge · 03/11/2020 14:55

Lara by far

Marlena1 · 03/11/2020 10:15

I love Lara and Lana. I wouldn't have made the associations others have (and I don't think it would put me off) but if I did I'd go for Lara.

bridgetreilly · 03/11/2020 09:38

I know a Lana in her teens. It's not my favourite name but it's okay.

I quite like Lena.

micc · 03/11/2020 08:58

Luna is my favourite 🌙

Ghosts2020 · 03/11/2020 05:26

Lara love✔️
Lena could also go well✔️
Luna like but not my favourite ❔
Lyra wouldn't use personally but could work❔
Lana absolutely not, wouldnt name my child after a world renowned porn star ❌

SaffieSoph · 02/11/2020 19:49

Lyra, Lara, Luna in that order.

WonderMoon · 02/11/2020 19:42

My favourites are Lena and Luna. They have a lovely sound to them. They sound magical.
My least favourites are Lyra and Lara. Sorry, they just don't have a nice sound to them, I think it's the harsh 'r' in them.

BabyLlamaZen · 02/11/2020 19:36

Lyra. Or Lena.

Luna is quite popular. Chrissy Teigen's daughter.

Starlight39 · 02/11/2020 18:38

I love Lara, it has been vetoed by DP for our baby unfortunately!!

MonsterRehab23 · 02/11/2020 18:31

Thank you. Aliina is a lovely name too, pretty and unique

Jattjewd · 02/11/2020 09:59

They all do kind of blend into one as they're very popular at the moment, along with similar names (Lyla, Lila, Lola etc). My personal favourite is Lana as it's a strong name, a bit less cutesy than the others I feel. I wouldn't worry about what it spells backwards. I know a 15 year old Lana and she has never had a problem with this.

Lyra and Lara are equally pretty, but quite popular at the moment. Lena is okay. The only one I truly dislike is Luna.

Winterterrace · 02/11/2020 09:54

Lara, Lyra or Lena

The Lana - anal thing puts me off

KiposWonderbeasts · 02/11/2020 09:47

Oops, autocorrect inserted a rogue apostrophe. Apologies

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