Myra (disambiguation)
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Myra may refer to:
- Myra (name) (pronounced /ˈmairə/ MYE-ra), a female given name in the English-speaking world. Created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville. He possibly based it on Latin myrrha, meaning "myrrh". Myrrh is a fragrant resin obtained from a tree.
- Myra, an ancient Greek town in Lycia
- Myra, Texas, a community in the United States
- Myra Hess, a British pianist
- Myra Hindley, the "Moors Murderess"
- Myra (singer), a Mexican American pop singer
- Myra (album), her 2001 debut album
- Myra Breckinridge, a 1968 satirical novel by Gore Vidal
- Myra Breckinridge, a 1970 movie based on the novel