Thoughts on this name? Pronounced LEER. 
I like it in theory (double lâs, short-and-sweet, feminine lean with the spelling), but the pronunciation carries some serious negative connotations for English speakersâŚ
âLeerâ is just so⌠creepy? Perverted? [name]Rude[/name]? I donât know. I want to like it, but I donât.
My reaction on reading it was that it would be pronunced lyre which is too close to liar for me.
Not a fan, sorry. Like dovah pointed out itâs similar to the word leer, which is kind of⌠creppy. Plus it kind of looks odd.
[name]Love[/name] it. Itâs been on my list for quite a while. 
Hm. I love it written. I love that it means âthe seaâ in Welsh⌠I love [name]Edward[/name] Lear. I love The Tragedy of [name]King[/name] Lear, but it is a profoundly sad play! People are using [name]Cordelia[/name] these days⌠I wouldnât use [name]Cordelia[/name] myself, though I find it pretty.
So no, I wouldnât use Llyr.
Iâm not a fan. I would have never though it was pronounced like that. I think [name]Lyle[/name] is a lot nicer.
Actually, the Welsh double âllâ is more closely rendered in English as âclâ (and the ârâ is rolled slightly), so âcleerâ would be more authentic. There are a couple of examples well-pronounced on Forvo.
Personally, I love it â if Iâd had a son, it was a close contender for a middle name (but then, I live in [name]Wales[/name], where itâs in quiet but general use and isnât an eyebrow raiser!). [name]Rhys[/name] Ifans brother is called Llyr â heâs also an actor.
Yes. This is what I was going to say regarding pronunciation. I really like it too.
âNook of names,â I am big fan of yours and read your blog with great fascination, not to mention your book. So excited you have joined this site!
I always wanted to ask how you came to study the ancient Near [name]East[/name]. I had a vague theory that you read ASNC at Cambridge but obviously Akkadian isnât part of that courseâŚ
I like it, although the pronunciation issues would be a deterrent for me. I would have pronounced it âleerâ, which doesnât bother me at all. It actually made me think of a Learjet before the word leer. But it if is pronounced more like Clear, then it might not be worth the trouble.
From my research, the Irish spelling is Lir and Lir was the god of the sea in Irish mythology. Llyr is just the Welsh spelling, which I like more. They used the name Lir in the movie The Last Unicorn (one of my favorites) and I never realized it was a mythological name. Iâm asking because my best friend who is pregnant with her first (she finds out the gender in 2 weeks :D) likes it a lot for a boy. I just wanted to get some opinions on it.
I really like it and would consider it if the spelling and pronunciation wouldnât be so difficult for where I live. I also like Lir but it doesnât look as good as Llyr. [name]Love[/name] the mythology as well.
She might be better off going with the Lir spelling then. I like the sound of the name. It kind of reminds me of [name]Greer[/name] and [name]Ciar[/name] which I also like.
Ooh THAT Nook of Names! Indeed, a great blog. Things are getting more and more interesting on NameberryâŚ
Thanks for the er⌠Llarification. If only rowangreeneyesâ friend could convince everyone to roll their Rs and pronounce Llyr with wonderful Welsh flair, sheâd be set!
I think she prefers the Lir spelling because it was the one they used in the movie. I just love Welsh names.
Great name if in [name]Wales[/name] or if you can pronounce it as it should be âŚa very handsome and masculine name .
Outside [name]Wales[/name] with the unpleasant âleerâ pronounciation âŚnot so good and a little bit weird.
If you like that version however then Iâd go with Lear to make it clearer.
The disprepency between the Welsh spelling of Llyr but the Anglicized pronunciation throws me off, but I do like the Welsh pronunciation (I know of a guy named Llyr. His mom is from [name]Wales[/name], but they live in eastern [name]Canada[/name]).
I know a guy named Liher and have met guys named Lier, which is pronounced like â[name]LEE[/name]-airâ (approximately- the R sound is a little different in Basque but this is pretty close) . I [name]LOVE[/name] this name! It gets away from the âleerâ-as-in-the-word problem.
I also met a little kid named âlee-yurâ lately⌠Iâm not sure how itâs spelled, maybe like Lear, maybe like Lier? I like the sound of that, too. Like [name]Liam[/name] with an R at the end instead.
I definitely like these names (Llyr, Lear, Liher/Lier, or whatever else) I think itâs handsome! I also love the play of [name]King[/name] Lear, so that helps (even though itâs not a happy story).
Sorry, but I really donât like it 
I really like it, but Iâm a huge fan of [name]Lloyd[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]'s Prydain Chronicles which is where I was introduce to Llyr. The Castle of Llyr was probably my favorite of the books. Iâve considered using Llyr many times, so I would be delighted to meet one.