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I went to school with a lot of girls named Mayra, pronounced the same way. I always thought it was a nice name, and didn't learn until college that the similar Myra is actually taboo in the U.K.! (This ties in with that post a few days ago about how to kill a name: Myra Hindley and Ian Brady killed a bunch of kids, horribly, but people already likely knew a bunch of dudes named Ian so that didn't kill the name - whereas the less common Myra was immediately associated with a child murderer.)

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I've ever actually seen Myra used in the U.S., but I would find the choice refreshing. (I think Mayra might become a "dated" name among Hispanics in America, looking at the popularity spike.)

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This message was edited 7/16/2020, 12:17 PM