How does the name Miron/Myron sound?

[Tkoko]

I came across a Slavic name Miron… which I like for its short form. But I know that it might sound strange for someone not of that origin… is that really so?

It was popular in the 50s I think, sounds quite old fashioned to me like Eugene or Diane.

I don't think it's ever been popular in English speaking countries, but the Myron spelling is known. I'm not keen, but there are worse.

I knew a Myron at uni in the 1990s. He was Sri Lankan.

Male or female? There's a St. Mirren who was male, but I know a female Mirren.

Sorry its St. Mirin who was the original person, St Mirren is a football team! 🙈

How about Meirion? It’s Welsh, so closer to home.

If I saw Miron written down, my first try at saying it would be like the start of mirror, or, as above, like St Mirren

If I saw Myron written down, I'd try "My-ren"

Don't know if that helps your choice of spelling ?

What is it that you don’t like about it?

Miron for me is close to the artist Jean Miro… don’t know if it is knows in UK…but has Slavic/latin origin

Sounds like Meeron whenever I’ve heard it. It’s a nice name.

Isn’t the chap in Harlen Coben’s books called Myron?

Yes it’s a correct spelling… Miron is Slavic and is pronounced like mirror with -on which I think is a bit more edgy than Myron…

The artist was Joan Miró. In the UK, Myron is pronounced MY-run.

Yes in Slavic countries it is pronounced Mi-Ron with accent on the second syllable….does it change a bit your perception of the name?

It sounds like a name for a medical product

Never heard it. Yes, sounds like a product! Also a mix of Myles and Ronald! Or My Ron. Not a name I would choose.

If you don't have Slavic heritage, unfortunately it sounds like you made it up.

Plus you won't be able to control how others pronounce it, if one pronunciation is very important to you.

This is what came to my mind too. It brings to mind an old American man to me, but I've not seen/heard the Slavic spelling of it before.

Miron is quite nice sounding now I know how to say it, but you might need an accent to carry it off. Myron rhymes with Byron - also fine I think, though I wouldn’t have chosen it as it’s quite old-sounding, like 1950s. What’s the short form you like?

I don't like it. Sorry.
Sound like one of those names where it's not clear if it's male or female.
I don't mean a unisex name like Sam or Alex or Ricky. I quite like those.
But because it's so unfamiliar in this country it can give rise to some feeling of unease. Seeing it written down and not knowing whether to expect a man or a woman.
If I met one irl I'd be polite and maybe ask if their parents were American.

Bit too close to moron for my liking

I thought it was Welsh! Nice name

I knew a Myron (older man, now in his seventies), but pronounced My-run to rhyme with Byron, not Mi-run.

I like it pronounced My-ron (that way is Greek rather than Slavic), but I reckon you’d get a lot of varying pronunciations in the U.K.

Not sure if Ricky is a unisex name.
But I wrote Nicky.
Guess my phone knows better.

Yes. And he hated his name and regularly curses his parents for giving it to him. I think he is supposed to have Jewish Eastern European ancestry.