Mirra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mirra

What is the meaning of the name Mirra ?

The baby name Mirra is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-rah (ˈmiːrə),MIR-uh (ˈmɪrə),meer-RAH (approx. Russian pronunciation).

Mirra is Hebrew, Indian, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Slavic in Origin.

Mirra is a multicultural feminine name with layered meanings. In Italian, Spanish, and Russian, mirra literally denotes “myrrh,” the precious aromatic resin of antiquity and a biblical symbol of devotion and gift-giving. In Slavic naming it also aligns with the root mir (“peace; world”), so Mirra is often read as “peaceful” when treated as a variant of Mira. Through the Latin adjective mirus (“wonderful, admirable”), the Mira/Mirra family carries a secondary sense of “wonder.”

Documented as a given name in Russia since the late 19th century, it was borne by poet Mirra Lokhvitskaya and sees modern visibility via tennis player Mirra Andreeva. In Italian literature, Alfieri’s tragedy Mirra (late 18th century) gave literary currency to the form based on the classical figure Myrrha. Variants and cognates include Mira, Myra, Meera (South Asia), Mirah, and Myrrha; related forms include Miroslava, with diminutive Mirka. The name travels easily across languages while remaining distinctive.