Mira (given name)

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| pronunciation = MIR-ah

| gender = Female

| origin = Arabic, Albanian, Hebrew, Latin, Sanskrit, Slavic, Indian, Korean, Finnish, Japanese, Turkish

| meaning = "peaceful", "wonderful", "good", "kind", "ocean", "sea", "limit"

| related names = Miranda, Myra, Meera, Mireliana, Miriam, Mila

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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'.[https://books.google.com/books?id=JDZGAAAAYAAJ&q=mira&pg=PA539 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).{{Cite web |title=Predivna imena za djecu koja znače čudo |url=https://www.index.hr/mame/clanak/predivna-imena-za-djecu-koja-znace-cudo/2593999.aspx |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=www.index.hr |language=hr}} 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'.[https://books.google.com/books?id=7P8cAAAAYAAJ Maneka Gandhi, The Penguin Book of Hindi Names (Penguin Books India, 1992)] It is sometimes also a short form of other given names.

Persons with Mira as a given name

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 Robertson, Australian writer and script editor
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

Mira, a Shiba-Inu dog from a secret ending of the video game Silent Hill 2.
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
{{Nihongo|Mira Ackerman|ミラ・アッカーマン|}}, a character from the anime Godannar
{{Nihongo|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
{{Nihongo|Mira Hanayashiki|花屋敷ミラ|}}, a character from the anime Sekkō Boys
{{Nihongo|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
{{Nihongo|Mira Yamana|山奈ミラ|}}, a character from Trinity Seven
{{Nihongo|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