What does Myra mean?

Myra means "myrrh; to admire, to"

How do we pronounce Myra?

Myra \my-ra, myr-a\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Myra is pronounced as MAYRaa- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Myra: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" List of Famous Persons - 1 nameList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 2 names

What is the origin of Myra?

Myra is used predominantly in English and its origin is also English. Myron (Old Greek) is an original form of the name. The name was invented by the English poet Fulke Greville (1554-1628) as the subject of his love poems; he could have created the name from the Latin 'myrrha' (myrrh), or 'mirari' (to admire, to wonder at), or else as an anagram of Mary to derive a feminine version of Myron. In Scotland, the name is used as an Anglicized form of Mairead. The name was first adopted by English speakers in the 19th century. In addition, Myra is a variant of the name baby name Moira (English, Irish, and Scottish) in the English language. Myra has 13 variants that are used in both English and other languages. English variants of Myra name Maila, Mayra name, short names for Mira, name My, Myrah definition, name Myree origin, Myrena pronounciation, name Myria meaning, short names for Myriah, name Myrra meaning, Myrrha meaning and origin, and Omyra definition. A variant of the name used in other languages is name Maira (Hawaiian). Myra is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was in the past. Its usage peaked modestly in 1942 with 0.067% of baby girls being named Myra. It was #216 in rank then. The baby name has fallen out of favor since then, and in recent times it is of very light use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.013% and its ranking #967. Among the family of girl names directly related to Myra, Mira pronounciation was the most commonly used. In 2010, it was 19% more frequently used than Myra.

A famous person named Myra is Singer Tori Amos, born Myra Ellen Amos 22 August 1963, Newton, North Carolina.

List of baby names Myra:

name Mira origin (English, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Hebrew, Indian, Polish, Slavic, Spanish, German, and Italian), Maarii meaning and origin, baby name Maarja (Estonian), nicknames for Maera, name Maerah, Maharai meaning and origin, Maheira pronounciation, what does the name Mahir mean, name Mahire, Mahra meaning, meaning of Mairah, Maire name variations (Irish), Mairi definition (Irish, Scottish, English, and Gaelic), name Mamre, Manar meaning of name (Arabic), short names for Manarr, Manarre definition, Mara name popularity (English, Hebrew, Italian, Slavic, German, Hungarian, and Czech), Marae name popularity, and nicknames for Marah (English and German).

The baby name Myra fun facts:

The name Myra in reverse order is "Arym".

The numerological value of the name Myra is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Myra?

Myra is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames