Miranda (given name)

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Miranda
Pronunciation/mɪˈrændə/ mə-RAN-də
GenderFeminine
Origin
Word/nameLatin
Meaning"worthy of admiration"
Other names
Related namesMira, Myra, Meera, Randy, Mandy

Miranda is a feminine given name of Latin origin, meaning "worthy of admiration". There are several variants.[1]

People[]

Fictional characters[]

  • Miranda (The Tempest), in the play The Tempest by English writer William Shakespeare
  • Miranda, one of the characters from the Diva Starz toy line
  • Miranda, the titular character of Miranda
  • Miranda, the schoolgirl who goes missing in Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
  • Miranda (Doctor Who), in the British novel series Eighth Doctor Adventures
  • Miranda (W.I.T.C.H.), in the American television series W.I.T.C.H.
  • Miranda Bailey, Chief of Surgery and attending general surgeon at Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital in the American television series Grey's Anatomy
  • Miranda Barlow, from the Starz series Black Sails
  • Miranda Carroll, from 2014 fiction novel Station Eleven by Canadian author Emily St. John Mandel
  • Miranda Corneille, in the Canadian webcomic User Friendly
  • Miranda Evans, in the British soap opera Doctors
  • Miranda Feigelsteen, in the Canadian television series Mysterious Ways
  • Miranda Goshawk, in the Harry Potter novel series by English author J. K. Rowling
  • Miranda Grey, in the novel The Collector by English author John Fowles
  • Miranda Hillard, the ex-wife of the main protagonist in the 1993 movie Mrs. Doubtfire
  • Miranda Hobbes, in the American television series Sex and the City
  • Miranda Jeffries, in the American film Chances Are
  • Miranda Jones, in the anime series Transformers: Energon
  • Miranda Jones, from Star Trek The Original Series, Episode Is There No Truth In Beauty?
  • Miranda Keyes, in the American video game series Halo
  • Miranda Killgallen, in the American television series As Told By Ginger
  • Miranda Lawson, in the Mass Effect series
  • Miranda Lotto, in the manga D.Gray-Man and the anime of the same name
  • Miranda Montgomery, in the American television series All My Children
  • Miranda North, in the film Life
  • Miranda Priestly, in the novel The Devil Wears Prada by American author Lauren Weisberger
  • Miranda Sanchez, in the American television series Lizzie McGuire
  • Miranda Sings, character created on YouTube by Colleen Ballinger
  • Miranda Tate, played by Marion Cotillard in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises
  • Miranda Wright, in the American television series Bonkers

References[]

  1. ^ "Miranda - Name Meaning and Origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
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