♀ Name Lyra

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Lyra is a ♀ girl name.

Where does the name Lyra come from?

Lyra is the Greek name of the Antique harp-like instrument lyre. And there is a constellation of stars in the northern sky called Lyra.

What does the name Lyra mean?

Lyra means “lyre” (from ancient Greek “lúrā/λύρα”) and “brave” in Nordic.

Anagram and Nicknames

An anagram for Lyra is Yrla. Popular nicknames for Lyra are Lay, Ly, Lilli, Iri and Ira.

Famous people named Lyra

• The Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee published a lot of articles about the Northern-Ireland-Conflict. In 2019 she was fatally shot at a riot.
• The daughter of British singer Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn is named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran, born 2020. She was supposedly named after the fictional character Lyra Belacqua of the series “His Dark Materials”.

Fictional characters named Lyra

• In Phillip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” book series Lyra Belacqua is one of two protagonists.
• In the Marvel Comics there is an alternative universe in which there is a She-Hulk named Lyra. She is the daughter of Thundra and Hulk from Earth 616.
• In the anime “Fairy Tail” Lyra is the celestial spirit of the silver key from protagonist Lucia Heartfilia.
• In the Star Wars Universe Lyra Erso is a character from “Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel”.

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