Myra?

[theinterest]

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!

I misread that as 'Heath' visitor 😵‍💫

No please not Myra. It may be 60 years ago but it hasnt been forgotten. Another PP mentioned Lyra, similar yet completely different and a lovely name imho

Did you not even read her post??

Lyra isn’t an option for us due to a close friends baby being called that earlier this year

And it’s precisely because of Hindley the name is so rare now.

My name is spelled with an i but pronounced the same way, now I’m wondering if people think of serial killers when they meet me 😳

My daughter's name is Mira and is often pronounced as Myra. I used to think, "Why the hell would I have called her Myra?" whenever someone made the mistake, until a young mum (i.e. not an old 1980s-born bag like me) revealed she had no knowledge of Myra Hindley. This will increasingly become the case as the years tick by so, if you like Myra, use it.
Yes, Hindley's crime were utterly abhorrent and her victims' memories should be kept alive, but she wasn't a historic geo-political figure so it stands to reason that she won't remain in the public consciousness.

No

A) Myra Hindley - I'm not a true crime obsessive nor am I that old but the link is unshakeable for a good generation yet I'd say

B) It's basically the same at Lyra. Either just use Lyra if you love it, or go more different. But avoiding Lyra and going with Myra sounds a bit mad.

I’m not in the UK and immediately thought of Hindley. I wouldn’t give that name to a baby girl due to the awful association.
People may not say it to your face, but I can imagine the conversations behind closed doors… “They called the baby what? As in Hindley??!”

If you think the name should be reclaimed, you can change yours by deed poll. Don't put it on others to do it.

Or maybe Adolf and Vladimir?

Or Cain and Abel?

No.

As has been said, as soon as I see that name I think 'Hindley.' And I wasn't even born when the Moors Murders happened.

Not the point of the thread or your post, but 90's born are babies!

69er here! Used to make me smile, but now it just feels OLD

Use Moira instead

Sorry, as soon as I saw the title of your thread at the side of the page, I thought it was a post related to who other people have mentioned.

That's what I think of automatically when I see that name. Sad how that happens.

'90's born are babies?' They were in the 90's yeah, but now, some of them are in their mid 30s! What a strange comment.

Definitely not. That name should be assigned to history like Hitler.

How old do you need to be to remember Hindley at all, never mind the Moors Murders themselves?

Lyra and Moira aren't great either! 😬

So while I in my forties originally thought Hindley, I don’t imagine kids your daughters age will make that same association. Also while it’s my first thought my brain is capable of moving on from there and as an adult I’m hardly going to bully a child for having the same first name. There are lots of Jacks out there and none that I know get nicknamed Ripper?

Apologies for being pedantic but the first name is Adolf (Hitler)

Just a light-hearted response to my calling myself an old bag for being born in the 80s, which in itself was light-hearted as I don't really consider myself old.
Oh, to be light-hearted, eh?

No, I also immediately thought Hindley.

Why would you risk her life being plagued by teasing and ridicule?
Pick another name.

Remembering & knowing are two different things.

I don't 'remember' Hitler...

Even I wasn't born when Hindley & the Moors Murders happened BUT I know about them because I don't live under a rock.

I think it is just too unpleasant to want your dd to be linked with it.