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Lyra and Luna

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bluespanisheyes8916 · 14/05/2021 10:04

Please tell me what you think of the names Lyra and Luna?
How do they sound with brothers name; Noah and Lyra? Noah and Luna?

Thank you.

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Talkwhilstyouwalk · 14/05/2021 22:07

Not crazy about either....I assume Luna means moon which is fine, but I also can't help but think lunatic

Lyra looks like Lycra though not sure how to pronounce it. It's probably the better of the two

Are you into astrology OP?

JeanClaudeVanDammit · 14/05/2021 22:00

Much prefer Lyra.

WaitinginVain · 14/05/2021 21:59

Luna is fine; Lyra is lovely.

Mugcake · 14/05/2021 21:19

Lyra is beautiful! I have a little Lyra in my family and she's the best (I might be biased haha) it's not a made up name as a PP suggested.
it's the name of a star constellation which features in a story from greek mythology and where the Lyrid meteor shower gets it's name from :)
Luna is beautiful too

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 14/05/2021 21:00

Of the two I much prefer Lyra (I know too many pets named Luna, plus the lunatic association). Though you might want to also consider similar Lara or maybe Lila - they feel a bit less "now" to me.

Councilworker · 14/05/2021 20:49

Lyra is a bit like Wendy in that it was a name created for a character in a book (as was Lorna as in Doone) and it's popularity comes entirely from there. The Kate Bush song is from the film. It's not quite been in use long enough to be a general name disassociated from its origins like Lorna and Wendy. I think the same is for Luna as well.

Are you attracted to them because of the references to books or because of their sky/astronomy link? I think there are prettier names that are less likely to date.

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Aprilwasverywet · 14/05/2021 20:40

Lyra I see Lycra..
And Luna has become a very popular ddog name....
Sorry op...
Noah and Iris.

OppsUpsSide · 14/05/2021 20:38

I don’t think either go very well with Noah.

KirstenBlest · 14/05/2021 20:37

They are both of their time and will date badly.

Laura or Lorna are much classier.

Frlrlrubert · 14/05/2021 19:38

My dog is called Lyra, but then next doors dog has the same name as my husband, so I wouldn't let that bother you!

I prefer Lyra over Luna. Luna feels a bit hippy-dippy to me (not helped by the Harry Potter character I'm sure). Lyra feels like a stronger name.

Chilldonaldchill · 14/05/2021 19:29

But yes according to darkgreener Luna is 36th must popular girl's name now (0.18% of all girls called that in 2019) and Lyra only 150th but rising. Interesting. I suspect naming trends are often a bit earlier in London where I am so we don't notice when they get super trendy across the whole country...

Chilldonaldchill · 14/05/2021 19:26

Lots of comments on trendiness. I'm a bit surprised. The Lunas I know are between 9 and 15. The Lyras I know are between 10 and 24. Maybe the TV adaptation of His Dark Materials will have made a difference?

luxurychocolate · 14/05/2021 19:09

Both sound like dog names to me.

Lauren
Lara
Leona
Leonie

Leytonladee · 14/05/2021 19:07

Both ok. Both very on trend though. How about Lara? More classic and less likely to sound dated in ten years.

Somepeoplemightthink · 14/05/2021 18:45

Lie-ra or Leer-a?

Namechangedforthistoday · 14/05/2021 18:16

Sorry op, Luna is a pets name. I’m also not fond of Lyra. Think kids would have a field day calling her a liar all the time.

Happycat1212 · 14/05/2021 18:05

I don’t like Luna, reminds me of lunatic. Never understood it’s popularity.

Not keen on Lyra but it’s better.

TempsPerdu · 14/05/2021 17:42

Lyra is much nicer but they are both very faddy.

DungeonKeeper · 14/05/2021 17:26

Isn’t Luna in the top ten most popular names for a dog?

Cbeebiesrehab · 14/05/2021 16:04

Lyra is much nicer. I know a lot of cats and dogs called Luna so my mind automatically goes there, sorry!

Chilldonaldchill · 14/05/2021 16:00

Lyra is LIE - ra

Jelly4444 · 14/05/2021 15:59

Lyra is nicer in my opinion!

Violetlavenders · 14/05/2021 15:57

How do you even pronounce Lyra? Leera?

I like Luna

adrianmolesmole · 14/05/2021 15:56

Love them both, but Lyra has the edge. I could be projecting from their book characters though.

littlebillie · 14/05/2021 15:54

Luna is going to date quickly

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