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HelpRe: Mira or Myra
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I know several girls of Indian descent called Mira (or Meera) said MEE-ra. I can't imagine anyone saying Mira like MIE-ra. Myra makes much more sense.
This might just be a UK thing though, but naming a child Myra is asking for trouble because of Myra Hindley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myra_Hindley, it's like a forbidden name, but I have no idea what reactions would occur elsewhere - so this is just my point of view.
Elmira is beautiful. She could go by Ella or Mira :)
This might just be a UK thing though, but naming a child Myra is asking for trouble because of Myra Hindley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myra_Hindley, it's like a forbidden name, but I have no idea what reactions would occur elsewhere - so this is just my point of view.
Elmira is beautiful. She could go by Ella or Mira :)
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Never heard of that association before.
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Yeah I wasn't expecting it to, but I didn't know how famous the case was...
so I thought I'd bring it up anyway.
so I thought I'd bring it up anyway.
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HBO (cable television channel) had a made-for-TV drama about the Myra Hindley case. It was called "Longford" after Lord Longford's efforts to get her pardoned.
Normally, as a (semi-retired) criminal defense attorney I stay away from crime related dramas. But this one looked interesting and I was blown away by the quality of the acting and the storyline in general. The actor who played Ian what's-his-name should get an Emmy, he was soooooo creepy.
The way Myra manipulated Lord Longford's kindness was heart-breaking. She definitely comes off as a monster in the drama. She was played by Samantha Morton. Lord Longford was Jim Broadbent, wonderful as always.
I don't know if many people here in the U.S. watched "Longford" or not. It hasn't put me off the name Myra because I have other associations with it and I consciously told myself not to as I was watching it.
Normally, as a (semi-retired) criminal defense attorney I stay away from crime related dramas. But this one looked interesting and I was blown away by the quality of the acting and the storyline in general. The actor who played Ian what's-his-name should get an Emmy, he was soooooo creepy.
The way Myra manipulated Lord Longford's kindness was heart-breaking. She definitely comes off as a monster in the drama. She was played by Samantha Morton. Lord Longford was Jim Broadbent, wonderful as always.
I don't know if many people here in the U.S. watched "Longford" or not. It hasn't put me off the name Myra because I have other associations with it and I consciously told myself not to as I was watching it.
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