I love the name Myra but...

[slummymummytobe]

does it have too many negative connotations to be used? Will it be used as an excuse for teasing?

I think it does have negative in this country, sadly

negative connotations

we wondered exactly the same thing, not sure tbh

I must admit Hindley was the first word that sprung to mind when I read your post.

prob not by peer group.

is probably totally illogical, but I just couldn't

I would find the connotations too much, your dds generation won't know about them and would just accept it as a pretty name, but her friends parents would.

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Mara?

How about if you put an h on the end - Myrah, so that at least the spelling is different?

I think it's a lovely name and if you didn't use it because of something negative that happened in the past, as horrible as it was, it'd be really sad.

Everyone is an indiviual and there are so many names that could be 'avoided' due to horrible people or a tragic event from the past.

Use it and create your own happy memories of the name

I wouldn't be put off by the association, and I quite like the name.

I know a lady called Moya........ shes lovely!!!

You just can't people will always finish off with 'oh like Hindley' when you tell them. Let's face it that's how most of us know the name.

Lyra

my son shares his name with a king who killed his wives but i can't say i let that put me off it has nothing to do with my child or the way he is

it is a nice name, but if you make those associations yourself then maybe there is doubt in your mind as to whether you want use it

too many negative associations. what about Maya?

As soon as i read Myra i thought of Myra in hollyoaks. If you dont watch hollyoaks she is quite a large middle aged mouthy woman with 5 kids by 5 different men.:/

Its just tainted, isn't it.

Though, 'hmm, no' when read thread title. Shame really.

Please, just dont.

I liked the name Unity until I realised she was pretty mcuh Hitlers girlfriend and older people were

Its the same but worse.

Somehow the name Rose has escaped though...

No. couldn't use it.

What about Lyra instead?

Myra ... I wouldn't

Moira intead?

First thought was Hindley, so i'm afraid its very negative for me.

Mia
Maia/Mya
Maya

are all lovely - do you like any of those?

But Henry (I assume is the king you meant) is not an unusual name in the first place. Lots of henrys in history and contemporary life to mean that on hearing the name the first thing someone thinks isn't "oh, the king who killed his wives".

Now Herod.... That is a name I would not use, also.

Adolf.

Myra is in this country an unusual name and the 1 infamous person who most people associate with the name was a child murderer. Not positive association IMO.