"Myra" meaning in English

See Myra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Rhymes: -aɪɹə Etymology: First used by the poet Fulke Greville, possibly as an anagram of Mary. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Myra
  1. A female given name originating as a coinage. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (fermale given name): Μάιρα (Máira) (Greek), マイラ (Maira) (Japanese), 마이라 (Maira) (Korean), Майра (Majra) [masculine] (Russian), Myra (Vietnamese), Mai-ra (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Myra-en-name-xZQJj1rp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for Myra meaning in English (1.9kB)

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