Lana, Lena, Lara, Luna or Lyra

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Pick your favourite.

It's ott to worry about what a name spells...backwards.

Luna or Lyra

Lara or Lena

But any of your other choices over Laura which has been suggested a couple of times now. Dreadfully dull name she’d share with a fair few of her classmates own mums. It is not due a revival.

I have a Lara but also like Lena. They are all lovely names on your list though. Those two are probably the ones you don't hear too often.

1. Lara - beautiful, romantic (Dr Zhivargo), modern classic.
2. Lana - old school Hollywood glamour (but much less popular than Ava), only problem is if kids realise the backwards spelling.
3. Lyra - lovely sound and associations (constellation/musical) but possibly very "now"/trendy due to Phillip Pullman books/ tv series.
4. Lena - okay but prefer as a nickname for Helena/Magdalena etc.
5. Luna - nice meaning but very popular for pets and too close to "lunatic" for me.

Lyra
Luna

And maybe Lara.

I also like Lula.

Doing like Lena at all.

Lena

I really like Lena. Lara is nice too.

Lyra.

Lyra or Lara

Luna

Lana - nice, unusual, I know a lovely Lana and she’s the only one I’ve ever met.
Lena - Ok, but pronunciation issues - leena, layna, Lenna. Likely to be called Elena a lot.
Lara - ok but too ‘it girl’
Luna - lunatic. Also lots of dogs called Luna.
Lyra - ok but it’s from a tv series I think.

Lana is anal backwards.
Lyra makes me think Lycra.
Lara is a lovely name.
Luna - Loony, Lunatic
Lena - depends on pronunciation but I like it

Lara and Lena (pr Laina)

Lara by a mile
Then Lena
Then Lana
Not keen on the others

Lena

Lara

Lara is great, quite like Lyra, find the others a bit dull.

Lara, Luna or Lyra

I think they are all great actually but in preference

Lena
Lana
Lara
Luna
Lyra

I really like L names. I couldn’t decide the pronunciation of Lena when expecting DD so called her Laina-old Finnish name. Get lots of compliments on her name.

Lara

ps I have a Lara, but she wishes we’d called her Larissa! We also considered Lana. Not too fussed on your other suggestions.

@MonsterRehab23 Laina is a lovely name! We have an Aliina (ah-lee-nah) after our Finnish auntie

Lena