Miranda (given name)

This article is about the given name Miranda. For the surname, see Miranda (surname). For other uses, see Miranda.
Miranda
Pronunciation mer-ANN-dah... or "mee-RON-dah
Gender Feminine
Origin
Word/name Latin
Meaning worthy of admiration
Other names
Related names Mira, Miran, Randy, Amanda, Myranda, Merrandah
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Miranda is a feminine given name of Latin origin, meaning "worthy of admiration". There are several variants.[1] It is also common as a surname. There is a related adjective, seldom used but found in the Oxford English Dictionary, which is "Mirandous", a synonym to miraculous.

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References

  1. "Miranda - Name Meaning and Origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
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