Girls names help

[purpleelephant8]

I'm down to the last 5 names and would really appreciate anyone's opinions on my shortlist ... (middle name will probably be Autumn)

Alaia
Tessa
Talia
Orla
Lyra

Thank you in advance x

Oooo I love Lyra Autumn.

It's not often I like name choices on MN but yours are great.

I love Orla 😊

But agree with pp Lyra Autumn sounds better. I like Orla on it's own

Lyra or possibly Thalia prefer that spelling

Tessa or Lyra!

Orla definitely!

Also like Tessa and Lyra, Lyra reminds me of Lyra Belacqua.

Alaia Autumn sounds and looks beautiful - romantic and dreamy.

I like Tessa and Lyra from your list.

honestly, I think all of them feel a bit awkward in your mouth to say with Autumn, because of the a-Au sounds together. But they go well written!

Not keen on Tessa or Lyra, or Talia with that spelling; Thalia is lovely, though.

I like Alaia (where does it come from?) and Orla.

There's also Aleida, which is similar.

thanks for everyone's help, just to clarify, would you pronounce Thalia the same because I agree it looks nicer?

I would pronounce Thalia and Talia the same.

The only name I don’t like on your list is Alaia. I don’t like the way it looks with 3 vowels in a row and not sure how to pronounce it. I also think the alliteration of Alaia Autumn is a bit cringey.

Thalia is pronounced THA-lia in Greek. Th is always a th sound and not a T as in Thomas.

I like Lyra and Talia. Quite like Tessa. Not keen on Orla or Alaia.

Tessa - it goes nicely with Autumn - soft but strong

I love Lyra but far too many Lara/Leah/Luna/Lola/Leila/Leah/Lila/Lenas about and they all blur
Orla is alright
Alaia and Talia a bit fussy and meh

I have no idea why I included a quote!

Although Orla is my favourite from your list, it's definitely a no-go with that middle name. Orla Autumn - no.

I agree that Lyra Autumn is a really nice combo. Talia is lovely and I think it looks better spelt this way.