Mira

MEER-a

Latin, Slavic, Arabic, Sanskrit

"admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean"

Mira Origin and Meaning

The name Mira is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean".

This name owes its present life to actress Sorvino. Mira and Mirra have an arty aura.

Mira is a true cross-cultural choice, with the literal meaning of "look" in Spanish, a peaceful meaning in several Eastern European languages, a well-used name in Arabic cultures meaning queen-like or a female ruler, and a nature name in Sanksrit. In Greek, it means "fate, destiny".

Mira can also be a short form of Miryam or Miranda.

Mira Rank in US Top 1000

# 411 in the US

Mira Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 117 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Mira

• 411 US 2023
• 117 Nameberry 2025
• 131 Canada 2023
• 232 Future 2028
• 383 England 2023
• 31 Germany 2024
• 88 Netherlands 2024
• 51 Sweden 2024
• 56 Switzerland 2023
• 58 Austria 2023
• 14 Hungary 2023
• 156 Poland 2020
• 41 Turkey 2021

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Famous People Named Mira

• Mira Katherine Sorvino American actress
• Mira Aroyo Bulgarian musician & songwriter
• Mīrā Anwar ‘Awaḍ Israeli Arab singer, actress & songwriter
• Mira Furlan Croatian singer & actress
• Mira Leung Canadian figure skater
• Mira Nair Indian,American film director
• Mira Schor American artist and writer
• Mira Skoric Serbian singer
• Mira Gonzalez American poet
• Mira Scherdin Craig Norwegian singer
• Mira Lesmana Indonesian songwriter
• Mira Zimińska (born Marianna Burzyńska) Polish actress

The name Mira in Pop Culture

• Mira (Omicron Ceti) variable red giant star in the constellation Cetus
• Mira character on TV's "Spartacus"
• Mira a Shiba Inu dog in the "Silent Hill" series
• Mira Jane, character in anime "Fairy Tail"
• Major Mira Killian protagonist in the anime & movie "Ghost in the Shell"
• Dr. Charlotte Mira character in J.D. Robb's "In Death" series
• Mira Forrester character in the video game Telltale's "Game of Thrones"
• Olivier Mira Armstrong a character in the "Fullmetal Alchemist" series
• Sybil Mira character in the "Lunar Chronicles" by Marissa Meyer
• Mira male character in Chris Colfer's book "Land of Stories"
• Mira character in the video game "Zero Time Dilemma"
• Mira Nova character from the Disney/Pixar's animated series "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command"; princess of the planet Tangea and a Space Ranger
• Miracle "Mira" Pemberton a character in "The Five Kingdoms" by Brandon Mull

International Variations of the name Mira

• Mirasol Spanish