Myra

Myra is a girl name of Sanskrit / Latin origin, meaning Sweet; beloved; admirable.

What Myra means

Sweet; beloved; admirable.

Myra is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Myra comes from

Sanskrit / Latin is a blended origin: the name is claimed by more than one tradition, which usually means it travelled, or that two similar-sounding names converged. Sanskrit names draw on a devotional and literary tradition thousands of years old. Many are epithets of deities or qualities from classical texts, which is why their meanings tend to be abstract virtues rather than objects.

Myra is recorded as Sanskrit / Latin in origin. Browse other Sanskrit / Latin names.

How popular is Myra?

You will not find Myra in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.

The character of Myra

We group Myra under Love. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Love

Names like Myra

These share Myra's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Mia — Mine; beloved; star of the sea.
• Mila — Gracious, dear.
• Esme — Esteemed and beloved.
• Freya — Noble lady; Norse goddess of love.
• Mabel — Lovable and dear.
• Manon — Bitter; beloved.
• Mariana — Beloved; star of the sea.
• Maybelle — Lovable and dear.
• Miriam — Wished-for child; beloved.
• Angharad — Much loved.
• Cara — Friend; beloved.
• Carys — Love; beloved.