Hello Berries!!
We found out last week we’re expecting a little girl in [name_u]December[/name_u]!!
A week before finding out the gender we settled on [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] for a girl (pronounced lye-ruh), what do you all think of the name?
We’d been going back and forth with girl names the entire pregnancy, trying some of our favourites out for a while when talking to the bump, but they just didn’t feel right. Then one day it just hit me, we’d discussed [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] before we got pregnant, and it’s been on our favourites list for ages, but somehow we hadn’t talked about it again since getting pregnant. We love the sound of it, the musical connotations and that it’s a constellation. We both also love His Dark Materials trilogy by [name_m]Phillip[/name_m] Pullman, where [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] is the main character, and also had a quote from one of the books (that [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] in the books said) at our wedding! We’ve been calling the bump ever since and now can’t imagine her being anything else.
However we’re slightly stuck on a first middle name. Our son as two, so we’d like to give [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] two as well. The second middle name will be [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] after my grandmother, and hubby’s grandmother [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], and my great-grandmother [name_f]Margarita[/name_f]. it’s also [name_m]French[/name_m] to go with my son’s second middle name.
We’ve had a few ideas, as she’s due in [name_u]December[/name_u] we like the idea of using a name that relates to that time of the year (without being too religious, as neither of us are religious), so we came us with [name_f]Holly[/name_f] and [name_u]Winter[/name_u]. We also really like the name [name_f]Willow[/name_f], but didn’t want to use it as a first name due to it’s popularity.
What do you think of:
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Holly[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
We’d also love to hear some suggestions! The most important thing to us is that the names flow nicely together (if that makes sense )
I love [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]. Have you considered [name_f]Snow[/name_f]? [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f].
I love that [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] has such meaning for you. I don’t have any suggestions because I think [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] is perfect.
I really like the way a one syllable name sounds as a first middle name. There is something about the rhythm when the whole name is said together that is very pleasing. Here are some one syllable names for you to consider.
I just saw in your signature that this is a “[name_f]Rainbow[/name_f] [name_u]Baby[/name_u].” I just want to mention that the name [name_f]Jane[/name_f] means “God’s gracious gift” so the name would have special meaning if you decided to use it.
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] is my favorite, but I also think [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] is lovely
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] is pretty if pronounced Like Leer- uh
If you pronounce it like Lie-Ruh she will get teased in school because it sounds like Liar. I have 4 daughters, and trust me kids can be cruel.
I love the middle names [name_f]Holly[/name_f] and [name_u]Winter[/name_u] with [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]… What about [name_f]Noella[/name_f]? Or even [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]?
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] is pretty if pronounced like Leer- uh
If you pronounce it like Lie-Ruh she will get teased in school because it sounds like Liar. I have 4 daughters, and trust me kids can be cruel!
I love the middle names [name_f]Holly[/name_f] and [name_u]Winter[/name_u] with [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]… What about [name_f]Noella[/name_f]? Or even [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]?
I think all 3 combos flow well and are beautiful but my favorite is probably [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Holly[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]. I do love [name_f]Willow[/name_f] (it’s my cat’s name :)) but I think the idea of giving a name based on the time she is born is special.
What about [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]? [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] means born on (or near) [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] [name_u]Day[/name_u]. Or [name_u]Noel[/name_u]?
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