Lyra - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Lyra \l(y)-ra\ is a variant of Lyris (Greek), and the meaning of Lyra is "lyre".

The baby name Lyra sounds like Lira, Lara, Lora, Lura and Lyria. Other similar baby names are Lyda, Lyna, Myra, Kyra, Cyra, Lyza, Lysa, Lyla and Tyra.

Lyra is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Lyra. Compare Lyra with related baby names.