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The name Myra is of Latin origin. The meaning of Myra is scented oil. Myra is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced My-ra.
Demre is the Lycian town of Myra, the home of Saint Nicholas of Myra, the historical man later developed into the figure of Santa Claus. The district was known as Kale until it was renamed in 2005. A substantial Christian community of Greeks lived in Demre (Myra) until the 1920s when they were forced to migrate to Greece after the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey. The abandoned Greek villages in the region are a striking reminder of this exodus.