Talk:Lyra Heartstrings/@comment-125801-20120523053142/@comment-29050-20120525161324

It is far more neutral and formal to call these pony characters by their full names on an encyclopedic article. "Lyra Heartstrings" is no different from the name "Twilight Sparkle" being used all the time.

Keep in mind there is no real evidence that ponies have surnames to begin with. The Cakes are no exception either, but I think the animators went with conveniently calling all family members as Something Cake for a kind of consistency. I bet Cup Cake always had this name since birth, and it was coincidence (or convenience) that she happened to marry a pony called Carrot Cake. I guess with their fondness for "Cake", their children are named with Cake as well. Isn't also interesting that the Cakes happen to have a surrogate-sort-of daughter called Pinkie Pie (which is a cake-like dessert)?

Additionally, they may be called the Apple family, but that is mainly because they are notable as apple farmers. Not all of them have the actual term "apple" in their name, and not particularly as a surname either.