Mirra
Greek at root, and the meaning stays close to the surface: myrrh, the fragrant resin. Just 121 women in Poland carry it, so meeting one would stick in your memory.
Mirra Pronunciation
Mirra is pronounced MEER-rah (/ˈmirra/).
What Mirra means
Where Mirra comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Mirra comes from the Greek word for myrrh, the fragrant resin burned in temples and pressed into oils across the ancient Mediterranean. In Polish the meaning stays close to that source: mirra, żywica. The Greeks knew myrrh as a costly import, a substance for perfume, medicine, and the care of the dead.
Mirra took on a Russian character over the centuries, and it is in Russian usage that many bearers first meet it today. Its shorter variant, Mira, travels more easily and appears on more forms.
Read a Polish school register and Mirra sits apart from the Miras around it. The doubled r marks it as foreign.
The link to myrrh gives the name a scent as much as a meaning. Myrrh was one of the three gifts carried to Bethlehem. That older sense of a rare, burnable resin still sits under the name Mirra.
How many people are named Mirra
1 in 186313 women in Poland is named Mirra. 121 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3056 among female names.
Mirra's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.