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Lamyra
Pronounced luh-MY-ruh /ləˈmaɪ.rə/Low
Meaning: Lamyra pairs the fashionable La- prefix with Myra, a name the poet Fulke Greville coined in the sixteenth century, often linked to myrrh, the fragrant resin, and to Latin admiration. The blend is a made American name, but the Myra at its core is a real and graceful one.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Lamyra joins the La- prefix, a favorite lyrical opening in American naming, to Myra, a literary coinage of the poet Fulke Greville often tied to myrrh. It reads as a graceful modern blend, its core name carrying a genuine, centuries-old pedigree while the La- gives it a contemporary lilt.
In the United States it stayed rare, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak around 2010, with scattered use since the nineteen-eighties. A girl named Lamyra then is a teenager today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Lamyra mean?
It is a modern coinage joining the La- prefix to Myra, a coined name often linked to 'myrrh.'
How do you pronounce Lamyra?
It is said luh-MY-ruh /ləˈmaɪ.rə/ - three syllables, with the stress on the second.
Is Lamyra a boy or girl name?
Lamyra is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lamyra?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the early twenty-tens.