At a Glance: Name: Myrrh – Meaning: bitter, describing the taste of the resin – Origin: Semitic (Arabic/Hebrew), via Greek and Latin – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: MUR
Myrrh is a Semitic (Arabic/Hebrew), via Greek and Latin unisex name meaning “bitter, describing the taste of the resin”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Myrrh
Meaning: Bitter, describing the taste of the resin.
Origin: Semitic (Arabic/Hebrew), via Greek and Latin.
How to Pronounce Myrrh
Phonetic: MUR IPA: /mɜːr/
Popularity of Myrrh
Myrrh doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Myrrh
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