Mira (name)

Mira
Pronunciation	MEER-ah
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/Name	Hebrew, Hindi, Latin, Slavic languages
Other names
Related names	Myra, Meera, Miranda, Miriam

Mira - is a feminine given name with varying meanings. 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, Slawomir). In Sanskrit, it means "ocean."^[3] In Hebrew, it is a derivative of Miriam.^[4][5]

Notable bearers

• Mira Aroyo (born 1977), Bulgarian-Israeli-British musician, member of the electropop band Ladytron
• Mira Awad (born 1975), Israeli actress and musician
• Meera Bai (1498-1547), Indian poetess and devotee of Krishna
• Mira Bartok, bestselling American author, born Myra Herr
• Mira Furlan (born 1955), Croatian actress and singer
• Mira Leung (born 1989), Canadian figure skater
• Mira Nair (born 1957), Indian-American Academy Award-nominated director
• Mira Sorvino (born 1967), Academy Award-winning American actress

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. ^ Theodor Benfey, A Sanskrit-English dictionary (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1866), p. 708.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ Alfred J. Kolatch, The New Name Dictionary: Modern English and Hebrew Names (Middle Village, NY: Jonathan David Publishers, 1989), p. 199.