Mira (given name)
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| Mira | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | MIR-ah |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew, Hindi, Latin, Slavic languages |
| Meaning | "ocean", "peace", "prosperous" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Meera, Miranda, Miriam, Myra Amira |
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Mira is a feminine given name with varying meanings. In the Romance languages, it is related to the Latin words for "wonder" and "wonderful."[1][2] In the various Slavic languages, it means "peace" and is often used as part of a longer name, such as Miroslava (masculine form: Miroslav) or Sławomira (masculine form: Sławomir). In Sanskrit, it means "ocean", "sea", "limit" or "boundary"[3] In Hebrew, it is a derivative of Miriam[4][5] or the female equivalent of Meir, meaning light.[6][7]
It is distinct from "Myra" which has a different origin.
People with the given name include:
- Mira Aroyo (born 1977), Bulgarian musician
- Mira Awad (born 1975), Israeli-Arab actress and musician
- Mira Bai or Meera (1498–1547), Hindu mystical singer and poet
- Mira Craig (born 1982), Norwegian R&B singer and songwriter
- Míra Emberovics (born 1988), Hungarian handball player
- Mira Furlan (born 1955), Croatian actress and singer
- Mira Golubović (born 1976), Serbian retired professional volleyball player
- Mira Gonzalez (born 1992), American poet
- Mira Kuś (born 1958), Polish poet and journalist
- 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 Nair (born 1957), Indian-American film director
- Mira Sorvino (born 1967), American actress
- Mira Topić (born 1983), Croatian volleyball player
- Mira W. (Widjaja) (born 1951), Indonesian author
- Mira Zimińska (1901-1997), Polish actress
See also
- Elmira = el + Mir (title)
- Mir (title)
References
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Maneka Gandhi, The Penguin Book of Hindi Names (Penguin Books India, 1992)
- ↑ Pamela Redmond Satran, Linda Rosenkrantz, The Baby Name Bible: The Ultimate Guide by America's Baby-Naming Experts (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2007), p. 197.
- ↑ Alfred J. Kolatch, The New Name Dictionary: Modern English and Hebrew Names (Middle Village, NY: Jonathan David Publishers, 1989), p. 199.
- ↑ Anita Diamant, The New Jewish Baby Book: Names Ceremonies Customs a Guide for Today's Families (Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 2005), p. 68.
- ↑ The origin and meaning of some of the most common Jewish names for girls.
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