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
  • Smyrna (mythology), several women

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, 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 (village), New York
  • Smyrna, North Carolina, in Carteret County
  • Smyrna, South Carolina
  • Smyrna, Tennessee, population 50,000.
  • Smyrna Airport (Tennessee)
  • Smyrna High School (Tennessee)
  • 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

  • New Smyrna (disambiguation)
  • Izmir (disambiguation)
  • Nea Smyrni
  • Burning of Smyrna