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Miranda
say it mee-rahn-dah
What Miranda means
- Latin, Spanish and English worthy of admiration; coined by Shakespeare for The Tempest
How popular it is
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 123 in Chile (2021)
- no. 195 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 310 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 530 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 541 in Norway (2020)
- no. 581 in the US (2024)
- no. 594 in Australia (2024)
- no. 884 in Switzerland (2025)
In the United States it was most popular around 1990.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Nora Antonia Giselle Enora Toni Emiliana Tímea Mirella Antonina Emilee Honorine Antoinette
Miranda in stories
- Mass Effect 2: Miranda Lawson, Cerberus's genetically perfected operative
- Halo 3: Miranda Keyes, the UNSC commander
- The Tempest: Miranda, Prospero's daughter, raised on an enchanted island
- Sex and the City: Miranda Hobbes, the cynical lawyer
- The Devil Wears Prada: Miranda Priestly, the fearsome editor
- Grey's Anatomy: Miranda Bailey, the surgeon called the Nazi