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Right- I give up. How about Lyra?

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MumNeedsCoffee · 05/03/2010 20:35

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?

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PorphyrophillicPixie · 09/03/2010 22:33

Gladio: Really? I didn't know that! Interesting little tidbit there.

LyraSilvertongue: I think that maybe, just maybe you could be a bit biast here, especially in regards to Pullman's character

sassysass · 09/03/2010 23:40

Lycra & lier is all I hear.

fluffyguineapigs · 09/03/2010 23:54

It's nice, name of a constellation in the Southern hemisphere, Lyra, the Lyre, named after Orpheus' Lyre en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyra

LyraSilvertongue · 10/03/2010 20:43

I got called Lynda on here earlier. That's a first.
I get the occasional Lycra but most people get it right.

GladioliBuckets · 11/03/2010 10:17

Actually DD has had a little bit of ribbing on the liar issue but every name's going to have something to tease about isn't it. And she's so hot on truthfulness it's so clearly nonsense that the novelty wore off v quickly and they went back to teasing Tarquin.

lowrib · 13/03/2010 14:24

Lyra's a great name, I love it.

Kitkatqueen · 13/03/2010 14:39

I'm pushing the name Laria this week, don't ask me why - I just like it!

lydle3 · 13/03/2010 22:04

LyraSilvertongue . . . .

thats quite harsh, Lydia one of your most hated names ??? I am Lydia, i can't see how it is that offensive ?!

LyraSilvertongue · 15/03/2010 20:50

Lydle3, don't take it personally, It's just a name that doesn't sound good to me. It's sounds nice to others. It's just personal taste.

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