Myra (given name)


The name was created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville 1st Barone Brooke. He possibly based it on Latin myrra meaning "myrrh". Myrrh is a fragrant resin obtained from a tree.
The name may be derived from Miranda as it can be the shortened version the name Mira.
The popularity of the name declined sharply in the United Kingdom following the conviction of Myra Hindley for the moors murders in 1966.

Origin and meaning