Ed Sheeran Explains the Meaning Behind His Daughter Lyra Antarctica's Name

Ed Sheeran is opening up about his daughter’s name.

The 30-year-old “Bad Habits” performer welcomed his first child with wife Cherry, Lyra Antarctica, at the end of August 2020.

During an appearance on Lorraine on Thursday (July 1), Ed discussed becoming a father and how he and Cherry decided on their daughter’s unique name.

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“I realize some people think it’s quite a strange name,” the singer said. “But my wife’s called Cherry, and she is the only Cherry that I’ve ever met and I think that she’s the only Cherry that she’s ever met and I quite like that. In my class at school, there were probably more Eds.”

He added that he and his wife “just wanted to give her a name that was unique, so that she would be the only one.”

But Ed also acknowledged that the name Lyra may be slightly more popular now due to the fantasy-novel series His Dark Materials.

He shared that his daughter’s middle name was inspired by a trip he and Cherry took to the continent after she became pregnant.

“When tour finished, I’ve basically toured every single continent but I’ve never been to Antarctica so that was always on our list,” Ed said. “So we went down there in 2019 and it was just incredible. The most amazing place on earth.”

Ed recently opened up about how his life changed after becoming a father…