Lyra and Luna

[bluespanisheyes8916]

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.

Lyra sounds awufl- is it even a real name?

Luna is ok but quite chavvy.

Lyra

Lyra makes an ugly sound to my ear. Luna is mega popular and works best on kittens and puppies. Neither sit well with Noah.

They are both lovely, and I don't think there is much between them.

Have your chosen them for their literally references, their meaning?
(BTW at people saying names are chavvy. People maybe, but names?)

FWIW, I don't think names need to 'go' with each other. Not sure I understand the logic, really.

I like them both.
All the Lyras and Lunas I know are completely beautiful (and really lovely too).
I think both sound fine with Noah but Like probably edges it slightly for me.

Sorry Luna not Like!

I LOVE Lyra.

Luna is nice but Lyra has a bit more spirit, and there is an awesome Kate Bush song called Lyra!

Lyra is beautiful and rolls off the tongue. I'm not really a fan of Luna.

Yes I know of dogs with these names . I do like Lyra though.

I don't like either.

My eye just sees 'Lycra'
and my ear hears "Loon", as in "you loony" / twit / daft git sort of put down.

Luna is going to date quickly

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

How do you even pronounce Lyra? Leera?

I like Luna

Lyra is nicer in my opinion!

Lyra is LIE - ra

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

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

Lyra is much nicer but they are both very faddy.

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

Not keen on Lyra but it’s better.

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.

Lie-ra or Leer-a?

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

Both sound like dog names to me.

Lauren
Lara
Leona
Leonie

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?

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...