Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
My Saint is dear to me, / Myra herself is she, / She fair and true. / Myra that knows to move / Passions of love with love: / Fortune, Adieu.
1633, Fulke Greville, Cælica, Sonnet XXVIII
Origin
First used by the poet Fulke Greville, possibly as an anagram of Mary.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek Μάιρα
- Μάιρα (Máira)fermale given name
Japanese マイラ
- マイラ (Maira)fermale given name
Korean 마이라
- 마이라 (Maira)fermale given name
Māori Maera
- Maerafermale given name
Russian Майра
- Майра (Majra)fermale given name
Vietnamese Myra, Mai-ra
- Myrafermale given name
- Mai-rafermale given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Myra
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Cite this entry
APA
Myra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Myra
MLA
“Myra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Myra. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Myra,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Myra.
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