Mira (given name)

Mira
Pronunciation/ˈmɪərə/; MEER-ə
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameArabic, Albanian, Hebrew, Latin, Sanskrit, Slavic, Indian, Korean, Finnish, Japanese, Turkish
Meaning"peaceful", "wonderful", "good", "kind", "ocean", "sea", "limit"
Other names
Related namesMiranda, Myra, Meera, Mireliana, Miriam, Mila
Mira Lobe, an Austrian children's author in 1945

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.

Persons with Mira as a given name

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References

  1. ^ F. P. Leverett, A New and Copious Lexicon of the Latin Language (Boston: Rice & Kendell, 1853), p. 539.
  2. ^ Bruce Lansky, 100,000+ Baby Names (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006).
  3. ^ "Predivna imena za djecu koja znače čudo". www.index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  4. ^ Maneka Gandhi, The Penguin Book of Hindi Names (Penguin Books India, 1992)
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