At a Glance: Name: Myra – Origin: English (17th-century literary coinage) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: MY-rah
Myra is an English (17th-century literary coinage) girl's name. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Myra
Origin: English (17th-century literary coinage).
A common claim: Myra is said to mean 'wonderful' or 'admirable'. Actually: This is only one of several theories about a name invented by the poet Fulke Greville. It may instead be an anagram of 'Mary' or connected to 'myrrh.'
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Myra
Phonetic: MY-rah IPA: /ˈmaɪrə/
Popularity of Myra
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.
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