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Girl name Irish origin Christian tradition

Myrna

MUR-nə · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Beloved or tender, from Irish Muirne
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish;Gaelic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
Irish · vintage
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#11795
2024 births8
Peak year1938
First appeared1885
Total US births31,700
1938 peak18851920195519892024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MyrMyrn
Alternate spellings
MirnaMearna
In other languages
Muirne (Irish)Mirna (Spanish/Italian)

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Notable people named Myrna

Myrna Loy (actress)
Myrna Fahey (actress)
Myrna Mack (anthropologist)
Myrna Lichtenwalter (activist)