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Globally, Meira (ميرا , Meira , מאירה , among others...) is a common primarily female, but very infrequently boy's first name. The first name Meira is characteristic of Syria, where it is quite a common principally feminine, but very infrequently masculine name, Libya, and Lebanon, where it is quite a rare primarily girly, but very infrequently boy's name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Syria, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. More frequently, Meira is the last name as well as the forename.
Meira is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mira Angervuo , the Salatut elämät character; Mira , character in Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords; Myra Butler , the fictional character from The Light in the Forest (1958 film); Myra McQueen , the fictional character from Hollyoaks and Mira , the fictional character in the television series Mirakel, among other works.