Myra?

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My DH and I thought we were settled on the name Myra for our baby due later this year, but having been settled on this for several months I’m not sure how others will view it? Neither of us are into crime type media, early 30s, and live in the south of England so somehow managed to miss the connection to Myra Hindley until now. My DH is still completely set on it, but I worry now what others will think (blame the hormones). Lyra isn’t an option for us due to a close friends baby being called that earlier this year.

I’m really after view in what you all think? I love the name but now doubting if it’s the right thing to use!

No definitely not. No no no. 🤷‍♀️

Are there many baby Ian’s?

Kyra?

no. Myra cannot be used. It’s not a name like rose (west) which is really quite a common name. Myra is unique and the only Myra anyone knows is that Myra. She’s the Beyoncé of the murder world. Don’t even need her surname and everyone knows who you mean.

I hope you find something you love just as much! X

I live in Ireland and would immediately think of the Moors Murders when I hear the name Myra. The name is unusable OP.

I'm im the south and never been a true crime fan but I immediately thought of Hindley when I saw the thread title.

Any child called Myra will be set up for bullying imo.

It's a lovely name, I always think of a lovely health visitor I knew who was called Myra.

Hollyoaks fan so got Myra McQueen.

Asked my DH - hadn't finished before he said 'what like Hindley?'

People may not say it your face but they'll all be thinking it.

I thought first of all of a girl I went to school with in the 80s. Then said it in my head and immediately went to 'Myra Hindley'.

It's weird that there are often not those associations with other names. My older DC is named for FIL and shares a name with a mass murderer and it's never come up ever. But Myra for some reason... no rhyme or reason to why that stands out, but it does

I think Myra is one of those names (like Alexa, Isis, to a lesser extent Elsa) which would have been very popular given current naming trends if it were not for other associations. I really think most people in the UK will think of the serial killer. Sorry. Would Myla work?

Moira is lovely though.

Also south of England but almost immediately thought of Hindley. I think because it is an unusual name.

Myla is nice

Does your DC have an usual name or a common name because if he’s John or Ted for example then people are much less likely to associate the name with a murderer as it’s such a common name that there are a lot of other associations. That is not the case with a much less common name like Myra so Hindley is much more likely to come to mind. The notoriety of the killer is also another factor.

Absolutely not.

Maybe in another 20 years but for now there are still millions of us who will just think Hindley.

I think some people might judge you really harshly for that, OP.

How about Maia or Maya (depending on which spelling you prefer)?

The murders were well before my time, but I still know her name. Choose something else…

Oooh, I like Myla!

Never heard it but it's pretty.

Nicer than Myra, I think.

Even without the obvious connotations, Myra sounds a bit too much like Moira for me and I really don't like that name.

Nope. Not with the connotations. It's an ugly name anyway IMO. What about Moira? It sounds nicer and isn't the name of the 20th century's most notorious serial killer.

As in Mccan? Not the same thing at all, she was a victim. Plus it's a truly beautiful name.

I also am from the SE and born in 1980 but still thought Hindley - and that photo of her leapt to mind too. Don't do it.

I know an Adolf. In his 80s. I'm in Germany!

Mira, Meera, Mara, Mariah are all similar names without dreadful associations.

Normally I would say “how lovely”, but I think Myra is unlikely to be a usable name for at least a 100 years. Don’t do it!

I feel sorry for the late and wonderful Dame Myra Hess. She ended up saddled with 2 terrible names.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myra_Hess

No.
But i can't really understand why since Rose is still OK. As is Fred and Peter.