as a First Name
From a classical Greek name, derived from Greek myron ‘myrrh’. The name was borne by a famous sculptor of the 5th century bc. It was taken up with particular enthusiasm by the early Christians because they associated it with the gift of myrrh made by the three kings to the infant Christ, and because of the association of myrrh (as an embalming spice) with death and eternal life. The name was borne by various early saints, notably a 3rd-century martyr of Cyzicus and a 4th-century bishop of Crete. Their cult is greater in the Eastern Church than the Western.
| 943rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 30,819
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 38,445
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Myron per capita
- 1931
- marked the height of its popularity
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