Mira is a feminine given name with varying meanings. In the Romance languages, it is related to the Latin word ''mirus'' for 'wonder' and 'wonderful'.[1][2][3] In Slavic languages, it means 'peace' and is often used as part of a longer name, such as Miroslava (masculine form: Miroslav), Mirjana, or Sławomira (masculine form: Sławomir). In Albanian, it means 'goodness' or 'kindness'. In Sanskrit, it means 'ocean', 'sea', 'limit', or 'boundary'.[4] It is sometimes also a short form of other given names.
| Pronunciation | ‘’Di-MIR-ah |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hindu, Albanian, Hebrew, Latin, Sanskrit, Slavic, Indian, Korean, Finnish, Japanese, Turkish |
| Meaning | "peaceful", "amazing", "beautiful", "peace", "prosperous","soft like velvet rose", "ocean","sea","billionaire","princess","happy","famous" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Miranda, Myra, Meera, Mireliana, Miriam, Mila |
Persons with Mira as a given name
edit- Mira Aroyo (born 1977), Bulgarian musician
- Mira Awad (born 1975), Palestinian-Arab actress and musician
- Mira Bai or Meera (1498–1547), Hindu mystical singer and poet
- Mira Bellwether (born 1981/1982), author of the 'zine Fucking Trans Women
- Mirjana Mira Banjac (born 1929), Serbian actress
- Mira Craig (born 1982), Norwegian rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
- Mira Dancy (born 1979), American painter
- Míra Emberovics (born 1988), Hungarian handball player
- Mira Furlan (1955–2021), Croatian actress and singer
- Mira Gojak (born 1963), Australian artist
- Mira Golubović (born 1976), Serbian retired volleyball player
- Mira Gonzalez (born 1992), American poet
- Mira Hoteit (born 2002), Lebanese footballer
- Mira Konçi (born 1973), Albanian singer and songwriter
- Mira Kunnasluoto (born 1974), Finnish singer
- Mira Kuś (born 1958), Polish poet and journalist
- Mira Lehr (1934–2023), American multimedia artist
- Mira Lesmana (born 1964), Indonesian songwriter, film director and producer
- Mira Leung (born 1989), Canadian retired figure skater
- Mira Mihelič (1912-1985), Slovene writer and translator
- Mira Murati (born 1988), CTO of OpenAI
- Mira Nair (born 1957), Indian-American film director
- Mira Nakashima (born 1942), Japanese-American architect and furniture maker
- Mira Petrović (born 1956), Serbian politician
- Mira Shaib, Lebanese director
- Mira Sorvino (born 1967), American actress
- Mira Stupica (1923–2016), Serbian actress
- Mira Topić (born 1983), Croatian volleyball player
- Mira W. (Widjaja) (born 1951), Indonesian author
- Mira Zimińska (1901-1997), Polish actress
- Mira (born 1992), Hong Kong YouTuber
Fictional characters
edit- Mira Kano, a character from the manga and Netflix series Alice in Borderland
- Mira (ミラ), a character from She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man
- Mira Cruz / Mira C. Cordero, a character from Huwag Kang Mangamba
- Mira Ackerman (ミラ・アッカーマン), a character from the anime Godannar
- Mira Dianus Artemina (ミラ・ディアノス・アルテミーナ), a character from the manga series Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
- Mira Hanayashiki (花屋敷 ミラ), a character from the anime Sekkō Boys
- Mira Konohata (木ノ幡 みら), a character from the manga series Koisuru Asteroid
- Mira Nova, a character from Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
- Mira Yamana (山奈 ミラ), a character from Trinity Seven
- Mira Yurizaki (百合崎 ミラ), a character from the manga series Dimension W
- Mira, a character from Animal Crossing: New Leaf
- Mira (Encantadia), a character in the video game Encantadia
- Mira, a character in The Last Legion
- Mira, title character of the Disney Jr video series Mira, Royal Detective
- Mira (Star Wars), a character in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Mira, a character from the video game Zero Time Dilemma
- Mira Troy, a character in the 2022 film, Enola Holmes 2
See also
edit- Mirah (born 1974), American musician
- Mir (title)
- Mira
- Daihatsu Mira
- MIRA Ltd.
References
edit- ^ F. P. Leverett, A New and Copious Lexicon of the Latin Language (Boston: Rice & Kendell, 1853), p. 539.
- ^ Bruce Lansky, 100,000+ Baby Names (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006).
- ^ "Predivna imena za djecu koja znače čudo". www.index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ^ Maneka Gandhi, The Penguin Book of Hindi Names (Penguin Books India, 1992)
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