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What does Myra mean?
Myra 
as a girls' name is pronounced MYE-rah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Myra is "myrrh". Feminine of Myron. A poetic and literary invention in the 17th century, and used as a given name since the 19th century. See also Mayra and Moira. Author Maira Kalman. Also form of Almera. Also form of Elmira. Also form of Miranda.
STARTS WITH My-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, literary, 17th century, 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Maira▼, Mira▲, Myrah, Myree, Myriah
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA MAIRA, MAYRA, MOIRA Maire, Mairi, Moira, Moire, Moyra
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Myra?
Myra is a very prominent first name for women (#385 out of 4276, Top 9%) and a slightly less prominent surname for both adults and children (#96033 out of 150436, Top 64%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Myra entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its top position of #193 in the U.S. then, and is currently at #491. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Elmira, Maira, Mayra (#1501 FROM RECENT DATA), Mira (#465), Miranda (#367), Moira (#1606) and Myriah are the prominent variation forms of Myra (#491). Other forms, like Moyra, are uncommon. Adoption of these forms of Myra was at its peak in the year 1995 (ADOPTION OF 0.4%) and is now much diminished (ADOPTION 0.1%, ▼67%), with versions like Maira becoming less in vogue. Mira is the most chic baby name here.
Similar Names
Myra is pronounced similarly to Maery, Mahra, Mara▲, Marah, Maree, Mari, Maria▼, Mariah▼, Marie▼, Marra, Mary▼, Marya, Maura, Meara, Meerah, Meira, Mera, Merah, Merry▼, Mirah, Miri, Morah, Moraia, Moria and Moriah. Other recommended sound-alike names are Afra, Amyra, Aura, Azra, Bara, Cira, Cyra, Eira, Kera, Kyra▼, Lara, Lyra▲, Madra, Mare, Marja, Marla▼, Mart, Marta▼, Marva▼, Mata, Mavra, Maya▲, Maysa, Mea, Merna, Meyta, Mika▲, Mila▲, Mima, Mina, Miran, Mirja, Mirna, Moja, Morag, Morna, Muna, Mya, Myka, Myla▲, Myrla, Myrna▼, Myrta▼, Ofra, Sera, Shyra, Tara▼, Tyra▼, Vera▼ and Zayra. These names tend to be less commonly used than Myra.
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