THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Mira
Mira is recorded as a female given name in Tagalog. Its individual lexical definition is supplied below. The entry’s language identifies where this name sense is documented, without establishing an ultimate etymological origin.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ˈmiɾa/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈmiː.ɾɐ]Standard-Tagalog
Mi · ra2 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
a female given name
EnglishEtymology & source
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.
A female given name from India.
EnglishEtymology & source
Coined by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).
A female given name originating as a coinage [in turn from Latin].
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Mira in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Mira
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Aira♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Ira♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Kira♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Mika♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Mila♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Mina♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Mirza·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Moira♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Mira?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- Wiktionary contributors — Mira (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Mira (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Mira (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.