Lira (name)
Lira is a common surname in the Spanish and Italian languages. It was also a given name during the Medieval period. Lira translates to libra in Latin, which means "balance".
Notable people with the surname include:
- Aílton Lira, Brazilian footballer
- Felipe Lira, Venezuelan baseball player
- Johnny Lira, American weightlifter
- José López Lira, Mexican lawyer and politician
- Juan Enrique Lira, Chilean sport shooter
- Michael Lira, Australian composer
- Michael Lira , American racing driver
- Osvaldo Lira, Chilean priest, theologian and philosopher
- Patricio Lira, Chilean footballer
- Pedro Lira, Chilean painter and art critic
- Pedro Reginaldo Lira, Argentine Catholic bishop
- Raimundo Lira, Brazilian politician
- Sergio A. Lira, Brazilian-American immunologist
- Wendell Lira, Brazilian footballer
- Yadira Lira, Mexican karateka
- Greg Lira, American of Guatemalan descent, Real Estate
