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Luna or Lyla?!

36 replies

morganrey · 23/02/2022 22:47

Hi,
I’m having a baby girl but struggling which name suits my last name the best…

The names i like are Luna and Lyla and last name will be Hedges.

Do these go or would you suggest something different?

Thank you x

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DogsAndGin · 02/03/2022 19:24

Luna

Lyra looks like Lycra

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 25/02/2022 19:21

Luna is like loony. Lyla is ok but much prefer Lowenna.

Barleysugar85 · 25/02/2022 19:17

Oh gosh avoid Lyra- I know two baby Lyra's under a year old and have met another at a baby class and I don't even know that many babies!

I do love Lara. And Lisa, I think this name didn't deserve to fall by the wayside like it has!

Roselilly36 · 25/02/2022 19:14

Luna let’s name or lunatic, I quite like Lyra, Lana, or Lara.

RuthW · 25/02/2022 19:12

Luna is much nicer.

SkyrocketAway · 25/02/2022 19:09

Lucy. A lovely name that is overlooked for in favour of the fey and twee names people imagine are unique

Also lovely, although ruined by one I knew when I was younger who always comes to mind.

Some other L suggestions...

Lucille
Lucinda
Laina/Lainie/Lainey
Luella
Lysandra
Lucia
Lydia
Laurel
Lorelei
Leilani
Larissa
Lavinia
Linnea
Leandra
Leonie
Leona
Leonora
Leni
Libby / Liberty
Linnet
Luvina
Lucienne
Lorna
Loretta

ThePoint678 · 25/02/2022 19:08

Luna, Celeste, Annabel

ElevenOG · 25/02/2022 19:03

The PP that suggested Araceli just named my future child, I'm absolutely in love with that name!

Bel1991 · 25/02/2022 18:54

Both are nice but I think Luna sounds amazing! 🤩

Purple777 · 25/02/2022 18:53

Lila / Lyla Hedges is great! Love it

Not a fan of Luna. Very popular dogs name near me

pictish · 25/02/2022 18:46

Lola also very nice.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 25/02/2022 18:45

Lucy. A lovely name that is overlooked for in favour of the fey and twee names people imagine are unique

IsItTooHotInHere · 25/02/2022 18:45

Luna is more of a pet's name (there's 3 cats on my street named Luna).

I like Lola, Layla and Lysette.

pictish · 25/02/2022 18:43

Although having said that we also have a human Oscar and know both cats and dogs called Oscar too. We don’t care.

SkyrocketAway · 25/02/2022 18:42

Tbf to some posters, I do call DD Loopy-Lu and Loony-Lu sometimes. The name just works for her though - she loves lemons so LuLuLemon is another nickname Grin I think of my DD whenever I see that brand haha.

Lara is also lovely! It's another name I considered when I was pregnant. Of course I think of Lara Croft, which isn't a bad thing.

Lyra also beautiful.

I really do love the L-a names Blush

pictish · 25/02/2022 18:42

*Lunas

pictish · 25/02/2022 18:41

We have a cat called Luna btw. Chosen by the kids. I know three other pet Lucas. 2 dogs and another cat.

pictish · 25/02/2022 18:40

Don’t like Lyla. Layla yes, very pretty…Lyla, no. Looks like it’s missing a vowel there somewhere. A misspelling.
Luna is nice. Not as nice as Layla.

SkyrocketAway · 25/02/2022 18:37

of Luna lovegood

I think of her too, in fact it's sort of DDs namesake as I fell in love with the name and the character as a teenager. Grin

SkyrocketAway · 25/02/2022 18:35

I have a Luna. She is 6 and the only one in her year-group. She's never met another kid with her name yet. I know it's more popular than it used to be. She gets called Lu or Lulu as well.

I love both, but prefer the spelling Lilah. Never met one of those either.

Obviously I am biased.

OrangeAndYellowAndBlue · 24/02/2022 15:15

I love Luna, but I don't think it works with a last name that's a noun, because then it sounds like Lunar Hedges (in my accent).

Obviously Lunar Hedges is meaningless, but it just sounds odd to me.

Lyla works totally fine, but I like it less as a name (personally).

WhoppingBigBackside · 24/02/2022 15:11

I think you want to avoid all the Luna/Lila/Lyra/lara/Lena/Leah/Lola names - there are so many around and they all blur into one.

This

Not Delilah as that too blurs into all the Lila type names but I''d probably go for a three syllable name not ending in -a
or a short consonant-rich name (not Rose although rose hedges are nice Smile)

Luna H**s will sound like Lunar Edges etc

Suprima · 24/02/2022 12:33

I think Layla Hedges sounds nicer, or the Lailah spelling.

Dreamingof3 · 24/02/2022 12:33

I prefer lyla to luna

Also like the previous suggestions of delilah and lyra

GeneLovesJezebel · 24/02/2022 12:30

When I hear Luna I think lunatic .