Myra

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μύρα (Múra).

Pronunciation

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.

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.
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