Palmira
Only about 46 women in Poland carry it, and no girl has been given it this century: most Poles have never met a Palmira. The name comes from Latin, tied to the palm as a sign of victory and endurance.
Palmira Pronunciation
Palmira is pronounced pahl-MEE-rah (/palˈmira/).
What Palmira means
Where Palmira comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Palmira comes from Latin palma, the palm tree. In Italy and Spain the name landed on children born around Palm Sunday, the Domenica delle Palme, when churches hand out blessed palm and olive fronds. The tree gave the name, and a feast day gave it a reason. In Spanish that day is Domingo de Ramos.
The palm meant more than shade. Roman crowds gave palm branches to victors, and the frond became a sign of triumph and endurance. That older sense sits inside Palmira, which is why Polish readers gloss it as palma, zwycięstwo, wytrwałość.
On a Polish class register Palmira stands out among the Zuzannas and Julias. The name stays rare here. Its meaning is plain once you know the root: palm tree.
How many people are named Palmira
1 in 490083 women in Poland is named Palmira. 46 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #5646 among female names.
Palmira as a middle name
Palmira is a first name for 46 women in Poland and a middle name for another 28, a 62/38 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 1358th, between Norberta (28) and Renée (28).
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#1356 Nike28
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#1357 Norberta28
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#1358 Palmira28
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#1359 Renée28
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#1360 Sigrid28