Lyra's sibling is called...

[Ontheflipside_]

36 weeks pregnant and the sex of the baby is a surprise.

For a boy we love Harry and that will be his name.

Girls is the struggle. We can't have/don't want another L name, which rules out names we like such as Lilian. Our surname is also a colour, so we don't want a flower or gem.

Don't like anything too twee or floral sounding. Would like something feminine and strong, like Lyra....

Names we like but won't use:
Lilian
Ruby
Charlotte
Sienna
Violet
Harper

Names we like and might potentially use:
Bridget (Bridie)
Nina
Harriet (Hattie)
Eloise

If anyone has any other suggestions please give me your thoughts!

Hester

Nina is lovely! I also really like Hattie.

Heidi?

I love your choices.

Lyra and Harry or ..
Bridget
Nina
Harriet
Eloise
Edwina
Davina
Elizabeth
Joanna

I love Nina.

I think these fit your style, and are lovely

Elodie
Hera (I know siblings Lyra and Hera!)
Aurora
Maddie \ Madeleine
Aimee

Nina and Eloise are gorgeous. Lyra always reminds me of a lyre and therefore of classical Greece, so I'd go with something like Calliope (nn Cally), Cassandra (nn Cassie), etc. My favourite is Artemis but that might be a bit out there!

Ooh never heard of Hester. I like it, but I feel like it could get confused with Esther...

My first choice is Nina and my husbands is Hattie 😂

I love Harriet/Hattie but my weird worry is our top choices are Harry for a boy and Harriet for a girl. Which feels very unimaginative.

Heidi I really like ...

Vivian
Marian
Isobel
Evelyn
Clara
Meredith

Nina is good!

Paloma
Tamzin
Arabella
Claudia

Love Elizabeth but can't have as it's my daughter's middle name.

Can't have Joanna for another reason.

Don't love Edwina or Davina- sorry!

Sasha
Wren
Rae
Anna
Niamh/Neve

Oh I really like Hera! I think we would be more inclined to use as a middle name though...

I love Aurora with the shortening Rory. I also really like Elodie, but I think it may be too 'pretty' if that makes any sense

I absolutely adore Cassie! Adds to list

Love Clara and did have on my list, but a friend pointed out that it sounded weird with our surname. Which is does, but it might be a bit outing to say why 😂

Can't use Evelyn, really like Vivian though, but not keen on the NN 'Viv'

I like all of your suggestions, but Arabella for example feels too "sweet" for us

Sorry, don't love any of these. But thank you

Just so you know, Lyra and Hester are characters (the latter is a talking hare) in the His Dark Materials trilogy.

Heidi and paloma as PP have said

Other ideas

Raya
Thea
Iona (kind of ruined by the advert but still lovely)
Arya
Cleo
Romy
Eira
Etta
Lake
Celeste

Going with his dark materials theme - Hester or Seraphina (which I love!)

Nina works well with Lyra.

I also like Hebe. Similarly slightly different like Lyra and a strong name.

I love Harriet / Hattie and Nina. Also love pp suggestion of Heidi.

Do you like

Georgia
Imogen
Polly
Mabel
Beatrice
Esme
Erin
Freya
Sadie
Thea
Maisie
Cleo
Pippa
Phoebe
Darcey
Penny
Audrey

how about Elsie?

Seraphina and Marisa have the same energy (both also from the His Dark Materials books). Bella and Eve also work well.

Love Nina

Martha
Annie
Florence
Beatrice

Pan, surely?