Myra’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Myra
Myra's Notebook puts her name front and center, written in flowing script across a soft watercolor apple blossom design.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Myra's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Myra: meaning and origin
Myra was created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville, says Behind the Name. He may have based it on Latin myrra, “myrrh,” a fragrant resin, or simply rearranged the letters of Mary. Wikipedia repeats both theories and adds that it may come from Latin mirari, “wonder,” the source of Shakespeare’s Miranda. Behind the Name notes that Myra, though unrelated in origin, is also the name of an ancient city in Anatolia.
Nicknames and variants
Behind the Name links Myra with Mayra, the Hispanic American spelling, and with Mary through the anagram theory. Wikipedia also connects it with Miranda. My and Mimi are pet forms a family could add.
Famous people named Myra
Dame Myra Hess, born Julia Myra Hess on February 25, 1890, in London, and died November 25, 1965, was an English pianist known for Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms. Wikipedia says that during World War II, when concert halls were blacked out, she organized almost 2,000 lunchtime concerts at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, and King George VI made her a Dame in 1941.
Is Myra a popular name?
Myra ranked 193rd in the 1880s in the Social Security decade tables, with about 950 girls. Behind the Name’s US chart shows it holding steady for decades, at 223rd in 1940 and 260th in 1960. After a dip it has climbed again, ranking 662nd in 2025.
Myra trivia
The ancient city of Myra has a Christmas connection. Wikipedia says Saint Nicholas, the early bishop whose legendary secret gift-giving gave rise to the folklore of Santa Claus, is known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, after the city in Lycia in what is now Turkey. Myrrh, one possible source of the name, was also one of the Magi’s gifts.
Gift ideas that suit a Myra
- For Christmas. A holiday journal for a name tied to Saint Nicholas of Myra.
- For a pianist. A practice notebook for Bach, Beethoven and recital notes.
- For a poetry lover. A diary for a name invented by a poet.
- For a traveler. A notebook for trips to Turkey’s ancient sites.
How Myra can use it
Any Myra, of any age. The 6" x 9" size is roomy enough for proper writing and small enough for a handbag or school bag. With 160 plain lined pages there’s no fixed layout, so it can be a diary, a gratitude journal, a study notebook, a recipe book or a home for to-do lists. Notebooks tend to multiply in drawers, but one with her name on the front is instantly hers.
The little things that make it hers
There’s something about seeing your own name in print. It makes a notebook feel like it belongs to you, which is a good reason to fill it. It also means Myra can pick hers out of a pile in a second, at school, at work or on the kitchen counter.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Myra’s Notebook? About the size of a trade paperback book: 6 x 9 inches (15.2 x 22.9 cm), 160 lined pages.
Where do I buy it? It’s sold on Amazon in the US, Australia and the UK. Amazon prints and ships each copy and handles delivery and returns.
Do you have other names? Yes, the same apple blossom design comes in hundreds of girls’ names. Start at all name notebooks or our personalized name notebooks guide.
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