Does anyone know anything about this name? I’ve seen it several times (pronounced LEER-ah as opposed to LYE-rah), and have been trying to find some info on it, but accounts seem to be varying, I can’t seem to get solid info on it. And while I’m here, thoughts? I can’t decide if I prefer it to [name]Lyra[/name] or not…
Thanks, ladies!
Lira? Like the money in [name]Italy[/name] before the Euro? I think I’d go with [name]Lyra[/name] or [name]Lila[/name] or [name]Layla[/name] or [name]Lyric[/name] or [name]Lydia[/name]… Any of those before Lira. [name]Just[/name] don’t like the idea of a little girl with a name that is associated with money. Although, I guess this generation of children may not have the same associations.
Like spunkiedoodle, I just think of the pre-Euro Italian currency, so…no.
I’ve seen some websites list it as a form of/nickname for [name]Elvira[/name] but I don’t know how accurate that is. It could also be considered the feminine variant of the male Irish mythological name Lir. As a word, ‘lira’ seems to mean a lot of things in a lot of languages, possibly ‘river’ in Australian Aboriginal (unconfirmed)? It means ‘harp’ in another language too. It’s also listed as a name on various Indian websites, so I think it means something in either Hindu or Punjabi etc.
I’ve always preferred to pronounce [name]Lyra[/name] as ‘leera’ to avoid the ‘lie’ sound (not too much of a leap as there are other words that use the ‘y’ as an ‘ee’ sound) but I considered Lira for a while as an alternative. I think it’s fine as a name. Yes it’s the name of a currency but there’s also the city in Uganda, a place in Galicia, a south African singer and it’s also a surname in [name]Italy[/name] and Spain. 
I’ve seen people suggest far stranger things here and be applauded for it, so… shrugs If people can use obscure words/surnames for girls, then why not Lira?
If I find anything else I’ll post again
Thank you! I thought of the Italian currency, as well, but I’d also seen the “harp” and the [name]Elvira[/name] connections, too, so I wasn’t sure. I felt like the currency was a strong connection to the name, but I thought there was another strong connection that kept it from being just a “money name”, but I couldn’t think of what it was. Maybe I was just making it up in my head. 
I still really like it, but I don’t know. I’m looking for a [name]Genevieve[/name] combo, so maybe [name]Genevieve[/name] Lira could be an option. Hmm.
Not sure of any info, but I think it’s a pretty name! I like that it’s pretty, simple, and not overly common. A name that’s been in my radar lately is [name]Lyric[/name], which I also like.
Yes, the previous Italian currency. But I love it as a name, it’s so similar to [name]Lita[/name], [name]Lyra[/name], [name]Lily[/name], etc. Plus, as someone may have mentioned, the coming generation will probably never know about it. The name comes from [name]Libra[/name], meaning “pound, scale.”
I actually love this name and came across it on an [name_f]Indian[/name_f] baby name website, link below. The Italian currency association is a bummer, but not a deal breaker for me. Like others have mentioned, it’s old enough that I don’t think most people will think of it. I didn’t think of it until it was mentioned in this thread, and even then I was like, yeah, I guess I do vaguely remember that… This name is officially on my list!
I prefer [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] “Lie-ra”, and that is the harp constellation, but I suppose if you prefer the pronunciation “[name_u]Lee[/name_u]-ra” then you might spell it this way. I had always thought it was an alternate spelling of [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] for this reason.
I read Leer-rah but then Lie-ruh