Girl · English (literary coinage); modern use in India · Hindu
Myra
मायराSay it MY-raa
- Meaning today
- Beloved, admirable
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- MY-raa
- Written
- मायरा
- Other spellings
- Maira, Myraa
- First sound
- मा · Simha rashi
Myra
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Myra meaning
Myra (मायरा) is a Hindu girl's name. By its first sound, मा, it is a Simha rashi name (Magha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Meaning today
Beloved, admirable
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Myra (मायरा) is a name from English literature that is also used for girls in India. According to the Oxford Dictionary of First Names, as cited by Wikipedia, it was created by the English poet Fulke Greville (1554–1628), and its origin is otherwise unknown; some see it as an anagram of Mary, and others link it to Latin words for myrrh or for wonder. Indian name lists often give Myra as "beloved" or "admirable", but we found no Sanskrit or Hindi word behind the name, so those meanings cannot be traced to a dictionary. It is a different name from Meera, though the two are sometimes confused.
References: Wikipedia, Myra (given name)
Popularity abroad
- #663 United States, girls 2025 (down 17 from 646 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #463 England and Wales, girls 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Fits your syllable
First sound मा
Magha nakshatra, pada 1 · Simha rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Myra · Maira · Myraa