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myron

1 American  
[mee-rawn, mahy-ron] / ˈmi rɔn, ˈmaɪ rɒn /

noun

Greek Church.
  1. chrism.


Myron 2 American  
[mahy-ruhn] / ˈmaɪ rən /

noun

  1. flourished c450 b.c., Greek sculptor.

  2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “pleasant.”


Myron British  
/ ˈmaɪərən /

noun

  1. 5th century bc , Greek sculptor. He worked mainly in bronze and introduced a greater variety of pose into Greek sculpture, as in his Discobolus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of myron

From the Greek word mýron unguent, perfume


Example Sentences

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I thanke hym full thraly, and sir, I saie hym the same, But what marvelous materes dyd this myron ther mell?

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden

“Talking about AI, trade and technology is useful—but talk is not a strategy nor an outcome,” said Myron Brilliant, a former top U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Take Myron Gaines, an internet personality who founded the “Fresh and Fit Podcast” in 2020.

From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2026

Soo told her audience that she was wondering “why was Fresh & Fit Myron in the courtrooms,” given his misogynistic online performance—without realizing that they essentially have the same job.

From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2025

Myron, 45, said he wants to see a united Canada at the end of this election.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025

As we neared my father’s burial spot, Myron caught up to me and asked, “You okay?”

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

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