Lyra Name Meaning & Origin
Lyra
Pronunciation: LIY-rə (key)
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Arly and Lyra are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.
We pronounce our Lyra's name LIE-ruh but many other people also pronounce it LEER-ruh.
- Personal experiences with the name Lyra
My daughter's name is Lyra Bell.
- Nicknames for Lyra
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- Meanings and history of the name Lyra
Lyra is Greek for "lyre". Lyra, or "The Lyre" is the constellation which includes the star Vega.
- Famous real-life people named Lyra
Lyra Robinson is one of the real-life twins featured on the Sesame Stret website "Sesame Family Robinson". Her twin sister is Ripley.
Lyra Cullum (b. 2011), daughter of English fashion model and author Sophie Dahl and English jazz-pop singer-songwriter Jamie Cullum- Lyra in song, story & screen
Lyra Belacqua (also known as Lyra Silvertongue), the heroine of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
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