Baby name

FADING BOY · GREEK-SLAVIC
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Miron

/MEE · rohn/


“Myrrh or sweet oil”

Greek and Slavic name from Greek myron meaning 'myrrh' or 'sweet oil'; carried by a 4th-century saint, giving it deep Orthodox Christian resonance.

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gentle

How it ages.

Ancient and grounded; ages well in Orthodox communities, unfamiliar elsewhere.

The cultural moment.

Steady use in Romania and Ukraine for centuries; rare but not extinct as a given name today.