The name Myra was created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville 1st Barone Brooke (1554–1628).
Its origins are unknown, though some speculate the created name is an anagram of the name Mary, a variant spelling of the Latin word myrrha, meaning myrrh, a fragrant resin obtained from a tree, or derived from the Latin mirari, meaning wonder, the same source from which William Shakespeare derived the invented name Miranda.
[1] The table below provides a detailed overview of the popularity of the female name Myra and variants of this in some of the countries where statistics are available.
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