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
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #156 among girls with 83 babies — 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.