Lyric

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Indian (Sanskrit)

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• A submission from Colorado, United States says the name Lyric means "Child Of Music" and is of English origin.
• A user from United States says the name Lyric is of English origin and means "Gift of god".
• According to a user from Tennessee, United States, the name Lyric means "Lyric is the name of a god they used to preach to".
• According to a user from India, the name Lyric is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means "Gift of god".
• A submission from Florida, United States says the name Lyric means "Love of music; love of melody" and is of English origin.

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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

adjective

Senses

1. Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp.
2. Fitted to be sung to the lyre;hence, also,appropriate for song; suitable for or suggestive of singing; -- of music or poetry.
3. expressing deep personal emotion; -- said especially of poetry which expresses the individual emotions of the poet; as, the dancer's lyrical performance."Sweet lyricsong." [Milton.]
   synonyms: lyric.

Etymology: L. lyricus, Gr. �: cf. F. lyrique. See Lyre

noun Lyr"ic

Senses

1. A lyric poem; a lyrical composition.
2. A composer of lyric poems.(R)
3. A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; -- used chiefly in the plural.
4. pl.The words of a song.

Other Dictionary Sources

1. A short poem of songlike quality
   Synonyms: lyric poem
2. The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number ("his compositions always started with the lyrics")
   Synonyms: language and words
3. Write lyrics for (a song)
4. Expressing deep emotion ("the dancer's lyrical performance")
   Synonyms: lyrical
5. Used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range ("a lyric soprano")
6. Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way) ("lyric poetry")
7. Relating to or being musical drama ("the lyric stage")

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1. A male or female given name

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• How Popular is the name Lyric? Lyric is the 1,759^th most popular name of all time.
• How many people with the first name Lyric have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 18,380 babies born with the first name Lyric in the United States. That's more than enough people named Lyric to occupy the territory of Cook Islands (New Zealand) with an estimated population of 17,791 (as of December 1, 2011).
• What year were 5 or more babies first named Lyric? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1928 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
• When was Lyric first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Lyric is Thursday, March 12th, 1891.
• What year had the most people named Lyric born? The highest recorded use of the first name Lyric was in 2014 with a total of 1,216 babies. That's a lot of babies named Lyric!
• Random Lyric Factoid: According to the 2010 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Lyric ranks 101^st in popularity as a baby girl's name in District of Columbia. Imagine that, 10 babies in District of Columbia have the same name as you in 2010.
• Weird things about the name Lyric: Your name in reverse order is Ciryl. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Yricl. How do you pronounce that?

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