# Maura vs Myra

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Maura
*name · frequency rank #33,324*
A female given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, of English, Scottish and Irish usage, variant of Mary.

### Myra
*name · frequency rank #28,635*
A female given name originating as a coinage.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maura-vs-myra