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.

# 411 in the US

Mira Rank in US Top 1000

# 90 on Nameberry

Mira Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Mira Popularity

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

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