Smyrna is the former name of Izmir, Turkey.
Smyrna may also refer to:
In Greek mythology
- Myrrha, also known as Smyrna, mother of Adonis
- Smyrna (Amazon), a mythical eponym of a quarter in Ephesus
Historical figures
- Bion of Smyrna (c. 100 BC), Greek poet
- Chaka of Smyrna, 11th century Turkish emir
- Chrysostomos of Smyrna (Chrysostomos Kalafatis) (1867–1922), Greek Orthodox bishop of Izmir
- Hermippus of Smyrna (3rd century BC), Peripatetic philosopher
- Nymphidianus of Smyrna (4th century), Neoplatonist and sophist who lived in the time of the emperor Julian
- Theon of Smyrna (c. 70–c. 135), Greek philosopher
Place names
- Myrina (Aeolis), called Smyrna in antiquity
United States
- Smyrna, Delaware, population 10,000.
- New Smyrna Beach, Florida
- Smyrna, Georgia, population 57,000.
- Smyrna, Decatur County, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township.
- Smyrna, Jefferson County, Indiana, an unincorporated community also called Creswell.
- Smyrna, Louisville, Kentucky, a neighborhood.
- Smyrna, Maine
- Smyrna, Michigan, an unincorporated community in Otisco Township.
- Smyrna, Nebraska, an unincorporated community in Nuckolls County.
- Smyrna (town), New York
- Smyrna, North Carolina, in Carteret County
- Smyrna, South Carolina
- Smyrna, Tennessee, population 50,000.
- Smyrna, Washington, an unincorporated community in Grant County.
Other uses
- SmY RNA, a family of small nuclear RNAs found in some species of nematode worms
- Smyrna (butterfly), a genus of brush-footed butterflies
See also
- All pages with titles containing Smyrna
- New Smyrna (disambiguation)
- Izmir (disambiguation)
- Nea Smyrni
- Burning of Smyrna
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