Mira

MEER-a

Latin, Slavic, Arabic, Sanskrit

"admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean"

By Pamela Redmond

Updated Mon Mar 25 2024

Mira Origin and Meaning

The name Mira is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean".

This name owes its present life to actress Sorvino. Mira and Mirra have an arty aura.

Mira is a true cross-cultural choice, with the literal meaning of "look" in Spanish, a peaceful meaning in several Eastern European languages, a well-used name in Arabic cultures meaning queen-like or a female ruler, and a nature name in Sanksrit. In Greek, it means "fate, destiny".

Mira can also be a short form of Miryam or Miranda.

# 483 in the US

Mira Rank in US Top 1000

# 100 on Nameberry

Mira Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Mira Popularity

483US2022
100Nameberry2024
232Future2028
498England2021
27Germany2023
175Netherlands2015
67Sweden2022
71Switzerland2022
56Austria2022
10Hungary2022
156Poland2020
41Turkey2021
161Canada2022

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Famous People Named Mira

Mira Katherine SorvinoAmerican actress
Mira AroyoBulgarian musician & songwriter
Mīrā Anwar ‘AwaḍIsraeli Arab singer, actress & songwriter
Mira FurlanCroatian singer & actress
Mira LeungCanadian figure skater
Mira NairIndian,American film director
Mira SchorAmerican artist and writer
Mira SkoricSerbian singer
Mira GonzalezAmerican poet
Mira Scherdin CraigNorwegian singer
Mira LesmanaIndonesian songwriter

Mira Zimińska (born Marianna Burzyńska)Polish actress

Mira in Pop Culture

Mira (Omicron Ceti)variable red giant star in the constellation Cetus
Miracharacter on TV's "Spartacus"
Miraa Shiba Inu dog in the "Silent Hill" series
MiraJane, character in anime "Fairy Tail"
Major Mira Killianprotagonist in the anime & movie "Ghost in the Shell"
Dr. Charlotte Miracharacter in J.D. Robb's "In Death" series
Mira Forrestercharacter in the video game Telltale's "Game of Thrones"
Olivier Mira Armstronga character in the "Fullmetal Alchemist" series
Sybil Miracharacter in the "Lunar Chronicles" by Marissa Meyer
Miramale character in Chris Colfer's book "Land of Stories"
Miracharacter in the video game "Zero Time Dilemma"

Mira Novacharacter from the Disney/Pixar's animated series "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command"; princess of the planet Tangea and a Space Ranger
Miracle "Mira" Pembertona character in "The Five Kingdoms" by Brandon Mull