Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Ancient Greek, English (Rare) Scripts Ἄμυρις(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. A-MUY-RIS(Classical Greek) ə-MEER-is(English) [key] Meaning & History Both a personal name and the name of a resin, it is derived from the Greek word αμυρων (amyron), which means "intensely scented" and refers to the resin's strong, aromatic odor.