Myra (given name)

The name was created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville 1st Barone Brooke (15541628). He possibly based it on Latin myrra meaning "myrrh". Myrrh is a fragrant resin obtained from a tree.

Myra
GenderFemale
Language(s)Sanskrit
Origin
Region of originIndia
Other names
Related namesMiranda, Mira, Myron
Myra is derived from the Sanskrit language which literally means sweet, admirable and extraordinary.

The name may be derived from Miranda as it can be the shortened version the name Mira.

The popularity of the name declined sharply in the United Kingdom following the conviction of Myra Hindley for the moors murders in 1966.[1][2]

Origin and meaning

  • English meaning of the name Myra for a girl: poetic invention
  • Greek meaning of the name Myra for a girl: myrrh, an aromatic shrub. Myra is associated with the same "myrrh" that, according to Matthew, was brought as a gift to the infant Jesus by the Three Kings, along with gold and frankincense.
  • Latin meaning of the name Myra for a girl: variation of Miranda, admirable, extraordinary
  • Arabic meaning of the name Myra for a girl : Aristocratic Lady
  • Hebrew meaning of the name Myra for a girl : Seadew
  • Biblical meaning of the name Myra for a girl : I flow, pour out, weep

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References

  1. Brendan O'Neill (February 13, 2008). "Help, my name's Lolita". BBC News. Retrieved June 13, 2018. In Britain, the name Myra declined in popularity following the Moors Murders
  2. Peter Stanford (November 15, 2002). "Myra Hindley". The Guardian. Retrieved June 13, 2018. There is a small group of once popular Christian names that have fallen out of use because of their association with one hated individual. [...] you can count on the fingers of one hand the Myras born in this country since 1966.
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