Thoughts on Lyra?

[Livingbysea]

Hi everyone,

im due to have a baby girl in 3 weeks and my husband and I still can’t decide on a name!! My first choice was Ada which he has gone off and his faves are Jasmine and Isabelle neither of which I would choose as I know a few of each!

we both like Lyla but he suggested Lyra today and I like it! We are thinking of Lyra Grace Elliot. I haven’t heard the name much and it’s not that common. Anyone have any thoughts on the combo I have put above?

many thanks!

Oh gosh just noticed the surname. Forget the middle name - it won’t ever ever be said, so what you need to think about is how Lyra Elliot sounds. Lie Rarrelliot is what I hear. It’s not the most brilliant combo 😬

Lyra Elliot is fine IMO.

I didn't give my DD the middle name I wanted because I convinced myself the sounds didn't go. I regret it now. The meaning was more important.

Lyra is a lovely name. Do you know the His Dark Materials series? She's a great character, I would have loved to share my name she with her as a child.

It's Lycra to me. Much prefer Lara.

I think anything ending ‘a’ is hard to say with Elliot. The a to e is hard to say. Isabelle elliot would be worse though!!

Know a few. It’s nice but for me merges into the mass of Lila, Layla, Lola, Lyla, Lanas that are rife!

Every other Lyra will be Lyra Grace.
I don't like Lyra or Lyla.
I get Lyra Relliott vibes too.

I Iove it. Our dog is called Lyra (but only because I knew I wasn't having more kids or else I would have saved it ).
Also Lyla, and Layla.

I’m the opposite of some of these posters - I love repeated sounds (whether alliteration or assonance) in names - to me it makes them sound quite lyrical and more memorable. So to me Lyra Elliot sounds great precisely because of the “L”s. Isabelle is even better. I might also be tempted by something like Emma even more (Ella might be a bit much I guess 🤣).

A friend’s granddaughter has recently called her newborn Alyra, which I think is a nice variant on Lyra ( which I like). I think it is likely to remain way down on the most used list.

Alyra looks like a brand name for a security company or an anti-histamine. It's awful.

It’s fairly popular, there’s a Lyra in my DC’s class at school. Also every girl’s middle name is Grace/Rose/May currently, they’ve been done to death. Every Lyra will be a Lyra Rose or Lyra Grace.

Lovely xx

I love Lyra. I am a big fan of His Dark Materials and think it’s such a lovely name

I just see 'Lycra' sorry.

Yep this. Alyra is dreadful!

Love it

Lyra is nice and I don't think it is a mouthful with your surname. Ex- strictly dancer Janette Manrara and her husband, and current Strictly professional Alijâz have a baby daughter called Lyra.

Makes me think of aerial hoop because it's another word for it.
Like silks and pole. Kinda fun.

I always read Lycra, then think, no its Liar! Sorry, I don't like it at all for those reasons.

Lyra Grace Elliott sounds really well together and is a lovely combination of names!!
I really like i!

Next door neighbours great granddaughter is called Lyra. During frequent visits her normal child behaviour is not well tolerated.
Next door but one's granddaughter is called Lyra. When Lyra visits with her Dad and younger brother, Lyra gets blamed loudly and at length for all of her sibling's misdeeds.
Small child over the back is called Lyra. We know this because Lyra's mother is forever screaming at her.
I feel very sad for any child called Lyra based on my experience.

Too associated with Philip Pullman for me.

I like Lara.

I love it, i was a big Philip Pullman fan as a child.

ed sheerans daughter is called lyra.

It does not flow. Not at all.