Palmira

Feminine form of PALMIRO.

PALMIRO   male   Italian
Means "pilgrim" in Italian. In medieval times it denoted one who had been a pilgrim to Palestine. It is ultimately from the word palma meaning "palm tree", because of the custom of pilgrims to bring palm fronds home with them. The name is sometimes given to a child born on Palm Sunday.
EQUIVALENTS
ITALIAN: Palmira
PORTUGUESE: Palmira
SPANISH: Palmira
MASCULINE FORMS
ITALIAN: Palmiro
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Palmer