Myra (given name)

Gender	Female
Related names	Mira, Myron, Miranda

Myra (/ˈmaɪərə/ MYRE-ə) together with its other orthographical version Mira is a feminine given name with varying meanings. It is related to the Latin and Slavic words for "wonder", "peace" and "wonderful". It is also а female given name in the English-speaking world. The male equivalent is Myron.

The name was created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville 1st Barone Brooke (1554–1628). He possibly based it on Latin myrra meaning "myrrh". Myrrh is a fragrant resin obtained from a tree.

The name may also be derived from Margaret, as it can be the anglicized version of Mairead, the Scottish version of that name.

It is distinct from "Mira" which has a different origin.

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