Lira Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Lira last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Lira last name
Meaning of the Lira last name: lyre. Lira is a Portuguese and Galician surname, perhaps from lira, "lyre", for a musician, or from places named Lira in Galicia. It is common in north-east Brazil, especially Pernambuco and Paraíba. The last name is also spelled Lyra. Spellings of the last name vary in older records.
Arms associated with the Lira name
Coats of arms associated with the Lira surname follow Portuguese heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Lira name FAQ
What does the Lira name mean?
Lyre. Common variants include Lyra, Liras.
Where does the Lira surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, the United States and Angola.
Is there a Lira coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Lira coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: José Pedro Machado, Dicionário Onomástico Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa (Lisboa, 1984); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).