First names in Hebrew

First name Myra: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מיירה

Gematria value: 265

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Myra is written מיירה

Meaning and origin

What does Myra mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin (a poet's invention, or the Greek myron, "myrrh")
Origin: disputed

Myra is a name invented by the English poet Fulke Greville in the sixteenth century, perhaps as an anagram of Mary, or from the Greek myron, “myrrh, fragrant oil”. It was popular in America in the 1920s to 1940s.

Gematria

Myra = 265

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מיירה has 5 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total265

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Myra, from מ to ה:

מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חׇכְמָה׃

“The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the source of wisdom is a flowing stream.”

Proverbs 18:4

The book of your first name

Myra, in nine pages

• Myra, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Myra
• Myra, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Myra in three answers

How do you write Myra in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Myra is written מיירה.

What is the gematria value of Myra?
Written מיירה, Myra is worth 265: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Myra mean?
Of disputed origin (a poet's invention, or the Greek myron, "myrrh") (origin: disputed). Myra is a name invented by the English poet Fulke Greville in the sixteenth century, perhaps as an anagram of Mary, or from the Greek myron, “myrrh, fragrant oil”. It was popular in America in the 1920s to 1940s.