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Unfortunately, it reminds me of the word "lurid"... which I don't like.

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Lyric I do like though.

Sorry, but I think it sounds like a medicine.

My first thought was that it was a misspelling of Lyric. My second though was "lurid." So I don't think it quite works. I do enjoy space-related names, though.

It reminds me of lurid, also, which isn't a good association.

Reminds me of the word "lurid" which tends to be used more when talking about graphic violence or sexual situations so I wouldn't want to use Lyrid for that reason. Just too similar.

For me it's too close to lyric and lurid without already being a word/name that I know, so the only connotation I have is its similarity to those words. It wouldn't be for me.

I agree that Lyric is lame. I think Lyrid sounds like a type of worm, and also too close to lurid. If it were really a name, or even just a noun instead of an adjective, it would be okay, but as an invention it has too many problems. Maybe Lyrida or Lyrica, if we're inventing names.

This message was edited 4/23/2015, 10:34 AM

Love meteor shower imagery (went out in the middle of nowhere and watched an incredible Leonid show one year). Lyrid *should* make me think of Lyra, or perhaps even Lyric, but, unfortunately, "lurid" is what first came to mind. Not sure I can shake that.

Certainly more f than m, but I'd much rather see Lyra - noun beats adjective.

I think I could see it working for either. As a girl's name, it puts me in the mind of Astrid, a solid and strong yet still feminine name. As a boy's name, it makes me think of both Lloyd and Lyric (the latter of which I have always preferred for a boy anyway), so it seems zany, whimsical, and airy, a softer male choice. I think I'd probably end up using it as a cool middle name for a girl, if I were to use it, but I think it could truly work fine for either.

Its too close to lurid. I don't like it.