Right- I give up. How about Lyra?

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Completely stuck. Pregmamt with DC4 and for the life of me cannot come up with a pretty girl's name we all like!!

Now DH is suggesting Lyra, and I go back and forth- sometimes I think I really like it, then I think it's either pretentious or too close to Lycra- disaster...

Thoughts,anyone?
Does anyone actually know a Lyra- apart from the one in the golden compass, obv. Does she get called Spandex a lot?

I really like Lyra.... how about a few alternatives. Would never have thought of Lycra though.

Leila
Layla
Lila
Lola

Good god no.

Laragh?

Don't know a Lyra but have to confess I just misread it as Lycra. Thought it was a bit odd...

Don't know a Lyra but have to confess I just misread it as Lycra. Thought it was a bit odd...

Sorry don't know how that happened.

The Philip Pullman book from the Dark Materials series springs to mind. (Lyra's Oxford...)

I love the name, also love Lara and Laurel.

I like it.

Personally, I find Lyra really hard to say. How about Lara?

nah dont like it. sounds harsh not pretty

sounds like an evil character

like someone who kills puppies

So many pretty girls names to choose from...
Emmeline
Clementine
Anouska
Beatrice

What are your others called?

I like it but as it's only really known from the book she'll have a lifetime of 'Ooh, was your mum reading it when she was pg then?'

Not a problem unless you're not a fan!

Lydia, maybe?

I know a Lyla and I think it is a fab name.

What about Lara ? Meena ?

Thank you so much for all the lovely suggestions - I love Lara, Leila and Layla. Also like Emmeline but can't as too close to my sister's name - Emily.

When I mentioned Lydia to DH he immediately started singing Groucho Marx Lydia the tattooed Lady.. but that's a whole other problem and may require counseling

@RHL DS1 James,DS2 Toby, DS3 Dylan- no girl's names so far but you never know...

Or Laura?

I like Lyra but it will only ever remind me of the Northern Lights character.

I think Philip Pullman
But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

DH was reading the books with DS2 a while back- they're both big Philip Pullman fans now.

And yes, I think people will immediately think of the books or the film...

Just as long as they don't think Lycra!!

Ooh I like it. I've considered it but DH says "non".

I have not read P.P btw.

I like it and I like Phillip Pullman but I do think Myra.

Love Lyra

agree with libby its a great name

I love it - agree Lyra is a pretty cool in HDM.
I like the name Lark as well.

Myra reminds me of the Moors murderer - I'd give that one a miss.

I read the title as Lycra