Nicknames for Lyra

[Literaryseed]

Hello,

I'm a believer in nicknames coming quite organically but I'd love to hear from anyone with a Lyra or who knows a Lyra what nicknames they use? Nothing is springing to mind.

Disclaimer- I'm not actually pregnant. I'm 2.5 years in to secondary infertility and recurrant miscarriage but a girl can dream.

I wouldn’t think Lyra has a natural nickname. Short names are lovely in that they’re predictable, I wouldn’t spoil a lovely name like Lyra with a nickname.

Sorry to hear of your struggles OP. I hope that baby girl Lyra will be in your arms very soon. Or baby boy Lionel! It’s a really pretty name, I don’t think it needs a nickname.

Why would you want a nickname?

Hi I’m 16 so am no where near ready for children and won’t be for at least 10 years but as most girls, I’ve got a list of baby names and one of the girl names that I’ve wanted to use for years now is Lyra. I first heard of it from the golden compass and I loved how unique it was. But since his dark materials came out and Ed sheeran called his daughter Lyra, the name has become a lot more popular and by the time I have a child, it will most likely be heard everywhere. I don’t really want to be naming a daughter a name that 4 other children in her class will have.

To get to the point, I would like a name that I could shorten to Lyra. That way, it’s more unique and I can still have my name. It would hopefully also stop people thinking her mum was a crazy Ed sheeran fan 😂

Thanks x

The lyra I know gets called star.
From the constellation lyra

My Lyra is called Ly-ly, Ly-loo, Lyra-loo and snot bag.

It's one of those names I'd elongate into something ridiculous like lyra-spira-lou-lou.

I hope you get to name another baby, OP

Lie

Sorry if this is a bit insensitive, but our cats are Lyra and Pan.

I lengthen both!

Lyra = Lyra Byra
Pan = Pan Pan

I know someone with a very similar name who gets called Lala, but she is six so that might change when she's older.

It's so short, does it even warrant one? One might naturally evolve in any event.

I know this is an old thread but just wanted to add that I have an 12 year old Lyra who is called Lyra by all her friends at school but at home she is LyLy, Lyzzie and Lys.

Nicknames aren’t compulsory. Why give a child a name and then call her something else?
Besides the child will provide her own nickname, our youngest was Smidge, short for Stinky Midget.. and Spider Monkey and Elbow.
All spontaneous!