Miranda - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Miranda \m(i)-ran-

is pronounced mer-ANN-dah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "worthy of admiration". In Shakespeare's "The Tempest", Miranda is an innocent girl raised and educated on an isolated island by her magician father. Actress Miranda Richardson.

Miranda has 18 variant forms: Maranda, Meranda, Mira, Miran, Mirandah, Mirelle, Mirella, Mirra, Mirranda, Myra, Myranda, Myrella, Myrilla, Myrrilla, Randa, Randi, Randie and Randy.

For more information, see also related names Amanda and Mireya.

Baby names that sound like Miranda are Marianda and Marinda.

Miranda is a very common first name for women (#480 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#634 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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