Myra is a ♀ female name.
Origin of Myra
The name Myra is an invention of the poet Fulke Greville (1554-1628), presumably as an anagram of the name Mary, which derived from Mirjam. It is as well based on Latin “myrra”.
Meaning of Myra
Myra means “myrrh” in Latin, and deriving from Mary and Miriam “sea of bitterness”, “drop of the sea”, “star of the sea”, “rebelliousness”, “exalted one”, “beloved” and “wished for child”.
Pronunciation of Myra
Alternate spelling of Myra
MiraMyra in the categories
Names Girl's name Short girl names Short names Girl names with M Names with MName Statistic: Myra is ranked #4003 overall ↑↑ 243
- 🇦🇹 Austria: 4146 ↑↑ 604
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 2342 ↑ 1
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 2271 ↑↑ 104
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 3276 ↓ -41
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 2188 ↑ 67
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 3434 ↑↑ 142
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 5433 ↓↓ -653
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 7092 ↑↑ 407
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 2796 ↑↑ 1321
- 🇫🇷 France: 4439 ↑↑ 277
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 3482 ↓↓ -110
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 7489 ↓↓ -295
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 12266 ↓ -71
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 1732 ↑↑ 133
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 2782 ↓↓ -111
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 2492 ↑↑ 348
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 6142 ↓↓ -149
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 2104 ↑↑ 159
- 🇺🇸 United States: 3312 ↑↑ 346
Myra in the Top 50 Names
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