Mayra is an indirect Quranic name for girls that has two meanings from two different roots, both of which are mentioned in the Quran. The first meaning comes from the M-W-R root and means âlightâ, âswiftâ, âfast-movingâ, âpenetratingâ (an arrow or bullet thatâs able to penetrate an object). It is used in the Quran in 52:9: