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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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Easterbunnyiswindowshopping · 24/02/2022 12:30

Surely of late Luna has become a ddog's name?

Eyeofthenorm · 24/02/2022 12:28

Or

Eyeofthenorm · 24/02/2022 12:28

Lyla rather than Luna

Luna makes me think of a dog of Luna lovegood

Alcoholfree1 · 24/02/2022 12:26

Lyla delilah or lyra
There are dogs everywhere called luna
Especially frenchies or cockpoos etc…

WaitinginVain · 24/02/2022 00:17

They both sound fine with the surname.

I slightly prefer Lyla but both are nice.

finished31 · 24/02/2022 00:00

@thatfudgewastoosalty

I think either work with Hedges and both are lovely names but they do seem to be awfully popular atm and she may be one of many in her year group but that may not bother you?

If you like the celestial meaning of Luna how about:
Celeste or Araceli

If you like short L names how about Laura? A currently very underused lovely name. Or Lucia?

Lucia is beautiful
thatfudgewastoosalty · 23/02/2022 23:58

I think either work with Hedges and both are lovely names but they do seem to be awfully popular atm and she may be one of many in her year group but that may not bother you?

If you like the celestial meaning of Luna how about:
Celeste or Araceli

If you like short L names how about Laura? A currently very underused lovely name. Or Lucia?

ElIie · 23/02/2022 23:50

I personally like both names but I think of Luna as more of a cat/dog name - there are so many Luna’s at my local dog park.

Lyra is one that someone else has suggested, which is similar but less common (as in not in the top 100 names).

Good luck finding a name for your daughter :)

Cindie943811A · 23/02/2022 23:44

Lucette
Lucille
Lydia

DramaAlpaca · 23/02/2022 23:15

Lyla in preference to Luna.

Or maybe Lyra or Lara instead?

Luredbyapomegranate · 23/02/2022 23:13

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.

Also think you’d be better off with 3 syllables with hedges

Delilah Hedges (to keep the Lilah sound)
Annabel Hedges
Marianne Hedges
Eloise Hedges
Jemima Hedges, etc

I think Lara or Lyra are the nicest of the short L names of you do go for them, Luna always makes me think Loony and Lila makes me think of a blow up bed