Myra

Where Myra comes from

First used by the poet Fulke Greville, possibly as an anagram of Mary.
— Wiktionary's entry for Myra
  • Vowel-ended
Myra through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #156 among girls with 83 babies in the first year on record, and still its best.
  2. 1890
    Myra Hess born
    British pianist
  3. 1942
    Myra Hindley born
    British murderer
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Myra Hess · British pianist, 1890–1965
  • Myra Hindley · British murderer, 1942–2002
  • Myra Keaton · Film actress, 1877–1955
  • Myra Bradwell · American publisher and political activist, 1831–1894
  • Myra Adele Logan · African-American physician, 1908–1977

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.