A famous bearer was Lyra McKee (1990-2019), a journalist and editor from Northern Ireland who reported on the consequences of the Troubles and was fatally shot while reporting on riots in Derry.
This is the name of a dog in Per Petterson’s book, “Out Stealing Horses”. The Norwegian pronunciation is “Loo-ra”.
― Anonymous User 5/10/2023
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Here are some of my favorite characters that bear this name:1. Lyra Heartstrings, a character appearing in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. 2. Lyra, the default name of the female protagonist from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. She also has the anime counterpart sharing the same name. 3. Lyra (different pronunciation LEER-ah), a half minor half supporting character appearing in Fairy Tail. She first appeared in episode 12 of the anime. Lucy Heartfilia is her owner.
I'm sorry, I can't resist...Lyra Heartstrings, a popular background pony in the Flash animated TV cartoon My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. She's a mint green unicorn with a lyre for a cutie mark (the tattoo on her flank). She's said to be obsessed with humans, who don't exist in Equestria in this version of MLP.
Model Sophie Dahl has a daughter named Lyra, born earlier this year. Lyra is also the great-granddaughter of writer Roald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal.
One of the characters in the anime FullMetal Alchemist is called Lyra. She seems very lost, and tends to follow very different people, often for no real reason.
Lyra Belacqua, His Dark Materials. They're making a movie!
― Anonymous User 8/5/2006
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Lyra is the main protagonist of Philip Pullman's Dark Material's Trilogy that includes the books The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass.