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What does Miranda mean?
Miranda ▼ as a girls' name is pronounced mer-ANN-dah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Miranda 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.
Variations
VARIANTS Maranda▼, Meranda▼, Mira▲, Miran, Mirandah, Mirelle, Mirella, Mirra, Mirranda, Myra, Myranda▼, Myrella, Myrilla, Myrrilla, Randa, Randi▼, Randie, Randy▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Miranda Rowan (M.R.), ..
How popular is Miranda?
Miranda is a very prominent first name for women (#480 out of 4276, Top 11%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#437 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Miranda reached its highest rank of #57 in the U.S. in 1995, and is at #367 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Amanda (#369 VIA LATEST LIST), Maranda, Meranda, Mira (#465), Mirella, Mireya (#1121), Myra (#491), Myranda, Randa, Randi, Randie and Randy are the prominent alternative forms of Miranda (#367). These relations of Miranda reached the peak of their popularity during 1980-1989 (USAGE OF 2.4%) and are now much less widespread (USAGE 0.2%, ▼92%), with versions like Randi becoming less fashionable. Mira is the most trendy baby name in this compilation.
Similar Names
Miranda▼ is alike in pronunciation to Marianda and Marinda. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Branda, Brenda▼, Brinda, Caranda, Cinda, Corinda, Darinda, Debranda, Derinda, Dianda, Eirana, Frayda, Geralda, Giralda, Haralda, Hinda, Korenda, Larinda, Leanda, Linda▼, Lorinda, Luanda, Magda, Malynda, Manda▼, Mandi▼, Mando, Mandy▼, Marelda, Marilda, Marinna, Marna, Marnja, Marnya, Maryanna, Matana, Melana, Meralda, Merna, Mihaela, Mihalia, Mikayla▼, Milada, Milana▲, Milanka, Miliana, Minda, Mindi▼, Mindy▼, Minta▼, Mirabel, Mirana, Mirian, Miriana, Mirja, Mirjana, Mirna, Mirta, Mirtha, Miyana, Miyanna, Moraia, Morgana, Morna, Muirna, Myrna▼, Nanda, Nireida, Sanda, Wanda▼, Zanda, Zarinda and Zinaida. These names tend to be less commonly used than Miranda.
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