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Mira name meaning
Last Name
2k
in the U.S.
in 2010
2k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys
Origin:Indian (Sanskrit)
Gender:Girl
Meaning and Origin
What does the name Mira mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Mira
User Submitted Origins
Indian (Sanskrit)
30%
Arabic
26%
English
16%
Spanish
16%
Slavic
5%
Finnish
4%
Latin
3%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Colorado, U.S., the name Mira is of Slavic origin and means "God's peace. It is a root word of Slavic origin for a special peace given from God. It does not come from sanskrit in the Slavic world. It is an ancient Slavic root word and is not taken from another language. The sanskrit word is Meera and means beautiful to behold. Not related although they sound the same".
- According to a user from Australia, the name Mira is of Spanish origin and means "Water. Look. Loved".
- A submission from Maryland, U.S. says the name Mira means "Water or Body of Water. Anything related to Oceans, Rivers, Lakes, & streams" and is of Sanskrit origin.
- A user from the United States says the name Mira means "Loving and Beautiful".
- A user from Canada says the name Mira means "Mira is a Quenya (Tolkienistic High-elvish) word meaning lovely or beautiful".
- According to 4 people from all over the world, the name Mira is of Slavic origin and means "Peace".
- A user from Pennsylvania, U.S. says the name Mira means "Ocean".
- According to a user from Sweden, the name Mira means "'look' in Spanish".
- A submission from Minnesota, U.S. says the name Mira means "Princess, aristocratic lady, can be a form of Amira" and is of Arabic origin.
- A submission from Philippines says the name Mira means "Goddess".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun ‖Mi"ra
A remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus (ο Ceti).
Etymology: NL., from L. mirus wonderful
Wiktionary
Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1662, from Latin mīrus (“wonderful, surprising”).
- (astronomy) A binary star in the constellation Cetus, Omicron (ο) Ceti. The system contains a variable red giant and a white dwarf. Its brightness varies from a magnitude 2 at its brightest to a magnitude 10 at its dimmest.
- Hypernym: binary star
- Borrowed from Hindi मीरा (mīrā), name of a 16th century Indian poetess, also affectionately called Mirabai.
- As occasionally borne by anglophones in the West, the name may also be borrowed from Slavic, or be a short form of Miranda.
- Mirabai, a 16th-century Indian poetess.
- (by extension) A female given name from India.
Mira was also found in the following language(s): Faroese, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Serbo-Croatian, and Vilamovian
Notable Persons Named Mira
Notable Persons Named Mira
Mira Sorvino
Mira Sorvino is an actress. She has been prominent since 1985. Mira was given the name Mira Katherine Sorvino by her parent Paul Sorvino on September 28th, 1967 in New York, New York, U.S.
Mira Nair
Mira Nair is a film director and film producer. She was most prominent from 1986 to present. Mira was born on October 15th, 1957 in Rourkela.
Mira Furlan
Mira Furlan is an actress and singer. Mira was born on September 7th, 1955 in Zagreb.
Mira Sethi
Mira Sethi is an actress and journalist. Mira was born Mira Sethi as the child of Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin in 1986 in Lahore.
Mira Aroyo
Mira Aroyo is an electronic music, synthpop, and new wave music musician, disc jockey, and geneticist. She plays Synthesizer, Korg MS-20, Korg MS2000, and Vocals. She was most prominent from 1999 to present. Mira was born on July 11th, 1977.
Mira Gonzalez
Mira Gonzalez is a poet and writer. Mira was born on May 28th, 1992 in Los Angeles.
- Mira Rai
- Mira SchorArtist
- Mira StupicaActress
- Mira Fuchrer
- Mira AggarwalMayor
- Mira CraigSinging
- Mira LeungFigure Skater
- Mira Lobe
- Mira Trailovic
- Mira ZimińskaActress
- Mira MiheličWriter
- Mira Ashby
- Mira Kunnasluoto
- Mira Lehr
Notable Persons With the Last Name Mira
Notable Persons With the Last Name Mira
Matt Mira
Matt was given the name Matthew Paul Mira on August 5th, 1983 in Stoneham, Massachusetts.
George Mira
George Mira is a football player for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, History of the Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins, Montreal Alouettes, Birmingham Americans, Jacksonville Sharks (WFL), and Toronto Argonauts. He was most active from 1964 to 1977. George was born on January 11th, 1942 in Key West, Florida. George is also known as Mira and George Ignacio.
Eugenio Mira
Eugenio was born in 1977.
Sam The Kid
Sam The Kid is a hip hop music record producer and rapping. His most notable accomplishments were from 1999 to present. Sam was given the name Samuel Martins Torres Santiago Mira on July 17th, 1979.
Vince Mira
Vince was born in 1992.
Pedro Solbes Mira
Pedro Solbes Mira is a Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, Minister of Economy, Finance, European Commissioner for Economic, Monetary Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness (Spain), and the Euro. Pedro was born on August 31st, 1942 in Pinoso.
Ethnicity Distribution
| Ethnicity | Mira | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| █ | White | 27.81% | 64.26% |
| █ | African American | 0.00% | 11.96% |
| █ | Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 11.02% | 4.85% |
| █ | American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.00% | 0.69% |
| █ | Two or More Ethnicities | 1.60% | 1.76% |
| █ | Hispanic or Latino | 58.07% | 16.26% |
Of Last Name Mira
People with the last name Mira are most frequently White, Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, or Hispanic or Latino