Ed Sheeran’s baby name explained as wife Cherry gives birth to Lyra Antarctica

Megha September 1, 2020 0 Comments Cherry Seaborn, Ed Sheeran

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Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn have just given welcomed their first child, a baby girl they’ve named Lyra.

He announced the little one’s unusual full name, which is Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran, on Instagram on Tuesday morning.

Her first name appears to be inspired by the main character in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series, who is called Lyra Belacqua.

Lyra’s character is adventurous and intelligent but also devious, with her nickname being Silvertongue.

Ed’s fans have guessed that the inspiration must come from the character as the 29-year-old has professed his love for the books in the past.

Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn have just given welcomed their first child, a baby girl they’ve named Lyra
(Image: Instagram)

He posted this picture to make the announcement
(Image: Instagram)

In 2015 he tweeted: “Bar far, Philip Pullman – His Dark Materials are the best books I’ve ever read.”

He also described the books as the “greatest love story ever told” when he appeared on Desert Island Discs.

And his fans have been taking to Twitter to guess that he was inspired by his favourite books.

Dafne Knee as Lyra in His Dark Materials last year
(Image: BBC/Bad Wolf/HBO)

One tweeted: “I wonder if Ed Sheeran and his wife were thinking about Philip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’ when naming their daughter? In Northern Lights, Lyra travels to the Arctic, but maybe they just figured ‘Antarctica’ sounds better?”

“I wonder if Ed Sheeran named his daughter after Lyra from the His Dark Materials books,” another posted.

A third joked: “Ed Sheeran has a kid named Lyra exactly 9 months after His Dark Materials premiered on BBC. We know what they were watching when she was conceived.”