Myron (Ukrainian: Мирон) is a masculine given name used in English-speaking and Eastern European countries including Romania, Ukraine and Russia (in the countries of the former USSR it is usually spelled Miron, except for Ukraine where Myron is used). Non-religious or Christianized Jews have used this name as a Gentile replacement of the Jewish name Meir.[1]

The name was originally in honor of the ancient Greek sculptor Myron (Greek Μύρων), whose name meant 'myrrh, perfume'.[2] The female equivalent of Myron is considered to be Myra. Among modern Greeks, it may be in honor of Saint Myron, archbishop of Crete (c. 250 – 350), and may take the form Myros, with the vocative Myro.

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  1. ^ "Русско-еврейские имена" [Russian-Jewish names] (in Russian). Большая Хоральная Синагога Санкт-Петербурга. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  2. ^ Evans, C. K. (2006). The Great Big Book of Baby Names. Publications International Ltd.
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