The name Palmyra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "palm tree; pilgrim".

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An ancient city in modern-day Syria, which occasionally makes the roster of girl names. Its etymology is uncertain — locally it is called Tadmor, and Palmyra is the Greek version — but it has traditionally been associated with palm trees. It may also be a feminine form of the Italian Palmiro, meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from <em>palma</em>, again meaning "palm tree".
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Palmira is an alternative (and more popular) spelling. 

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