Lyra & Lyre

Meaning: (Lyre, This name comes from the Greek 'lyra', meaning 'lyre' (a small harp used by the ancient Greeks). Lyra is the name of a small constellation which, according to Greek mythology, was shaped after the lyre of the legendary poet Orpheus. Its main star, Vega, is the fifth brightest in the sky. The name is rarely used today, but belongs to the heroine in Philip Pullman's popular 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. The first book (titled Northern Lights in the UK, The Golden Compass in the US) has been made into a film.)

Origin: (Greek)

Pronunciation: (Lyra: LYE-ruh, LIY-rə, Go to this site and run your cursor over the word Lyre to hear how it is said: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=lyre&submit=Submit and Go to this site and run your cursor over the word Lyra to hear how it is said: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=lyra&submit=Submit)

Gender: Female, maybe Uni-Sex

Here is another music related name *See Harmony, Melody, Aria and Piper on the list*. As you can see I love music related names. Lyre and Lyra are just beautiful names and I love to say them. I just chose Lyra as the middle name of one of my characters.