Myra

See also: myra

English

Etymology

First used by the poet Fulke Greville, possibly as an anagram of Mary.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪɹə

Proper noun

Myra

1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
   • 1633 Fulke Greville, Cælica, Sonnet XXVIII:

     My Saint is dear to me, / Myra herself is she, / She fair and true. / Myra that knows to move / Passions of love with love: / Fortune, Adieu.

Anagrams

• Army, Mary, Mayr, Yarm, army, mary, yarm

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μύρα (Múra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmy.ra/, [ˈmʏrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ra/, [ˈmiːrä]

Noun

Myra n pl (genitive Myrōrum); second declension

1. A town of Lycia situated on a hill

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Myra
Genitive	Myrōrum
Dative	Myrīs
Accusative	Myra
Ablative	Myrīs
Vocative	Myra
Locative	Myrīs

References

• “Myra”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Myra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.