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Mira is a feminine given name with varying meanings. In the Romance languages, it is related to the Latin word ''mirus'' for 'wonder' and 'wonderful'.[1][2][3] In Slavic languages, it means 'peace' and is often used as part of a longer name, such as Miroslava (masculine form: Miroslav), Mirjana, or Sławomira (masculine form: Sławomir). In Albanian, it means 'goodness' or 'kindness'. In Sanskrit, it means 'ocean', 'sea', 'limit', or 'boundary'.[4] It is sometimes also a short form of other given names.
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Persons with Mira as a given name
- Mira Adanja Polak (born 1942), Serbian journalist
- Mira Aggarwal (born 1961), Indian politician
- Mira Alečković (1924–2008), Serbian and Yugoslav poet
- Mira Antonitsch (born 1998), Austrian tennis player
- Mira Ariel, Israeli linguist
- Mira Aroyo (born 1977), Bulgarian musician
- Mira Ashby (1922–2005), Canadian physician
- Mira Awad (born 1975), Palestinian-Arab actress and musician
- Mira Bai or Meera (1498–1547), Hindu mystical singer and poet
- Mira Margaret Baird Vance (1802–1878), American slave owner and farmer
- Mirjana Mira Banjac (born 1929), Serbian actress
- Mira Bartók, American author
- Mira Bellwether (1982–2022), author of the 'zine Fucking Trans Women
- Mira Benjamin, Canadian musician
- Mira Bimperling (born 1994), German rhythmic gymnast
- Mira Bjedov (born 1955), Yugoslav basketball player
- Mira Boumejmajen (born 1995), French artistic gymnast
- Mira Bryunina (born 1951), Russian rower
- Mira Burt-Wintonick (born 1984), Canadian filmmaker
- Mira Calix (1969–2022), British-based artist
- Mira Cirul, Latvian dancer
- Mira Craig (born 1982), Norwegian rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
- Mira Dancy (born 1979), American painter
- Mira Das, Indian politician
- Mira Datta Gupta (1907–1983), Indian politician
- Mira Marko Debelak Deržaj (1904–1948), Slovenian mountaineer, translator and opinion journalist
- Mira Dobreva (born 1972), Bulgarian television personality
- Mira Lloyd Dock (1853–1945), American botanist
- Mira Doig, British chemist
- Mira Edgerly-Korzybska (1872–1954), American portrait painter
- Mira Eklund (born 1981), Swedish actress
- Mira El Dannawi, Australian politician
- Míra Emberovics (born 1988), Hungarian handball player
- Mira Falardeau, French Canadian historian, professor and author of comic strips
- Mira Filzah (born 1993), Malaysian actress, lawyer, model and businesswoman
- Mira Fornay (born 1977), Slovak film director
- Mira Fuchrer (c. 1920–1943), Polish resistance fighter
- Mira Furlan (1955–2021), Croatian actress and singer
- Mira Ghniem (born 1983), Jordanian swimmer
- Mira Gojak (born 1963), Australian artist
- Mira Golub (born 1975), Russian alpine skier
- Mira Golubović (born 1976), Serbian retired volleyball player
- Mira Gonzalez (born 1992), American poet
- Mira Hinsdale Hall (1863–1937), American school founder
- Mira Hashmi (born 1976), Pakistani actress
- Mira Hoteit (born 2000), Lebanese footballer
- Mira Huhta (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey player
- Mira Jacob (born 1973), American writer
- Mira Jalosuo (born 1989), Finnish ice hockey player and coach
- Mira Jangaracheva (born 1952), Kyrgyzstani politician
- Mira Kaddoura (born 1977), Lebanese-Canadian conceptual artist
- Mira Kaskinen (born 1991), Finnish ski orienteering competitor
- Mira Kasslin (born 1978), Finnish cyclist
- Mira Klobučar (1888–1956), Croatian painter
- Mira Konçi (born 1973), Albanian singer and songwriter
- Mira Kremer (1905–1987), German chess player
- Mira Kubasińska (1944–2005), Polish blues rock singer
- Mira Kuisma (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey goaltender and coach
- Mira Kunnasluoto (born 1974), Finnish singer
- Mira Kuś (born 1958), Polish poet and journalist
- Mira Verås Larsen (born 1987), Norwegian canoe sprinter
- Mira Lehr (1934–2023), American multimedia artist
- Mira Lesmana (born 1964), Indonesian songwriter, film director and producer
- Mira Leung (born 1989), Canadian retired figure skater
- Mira Lobe (1913–1995), Austrian writer
- Mira Louen (born 1985), German canoeist
- Mira Luoti (born 1978), Finnish singer
- Mira Jeanne Maack (born 2004), German Paralympic swimmer
- Mira Magen (born 1950), Israeli author
- Mira Markström (born 2005), Swedish ice hockey player
- Mira McKinney (1892–1978), American actress
- Mira Mehta, Iyengar yoga teacher
- Mira Mendelson (1915–1968), Soviet writer
- Mira Mezini (born 1966), German computer scientist
- Mira Mihelič (1912-1985), Slovene writer and translator
- Mira Murati (born 1988), CTO of OpenAI
- Mira Nadon, American ballet dancer
- Mira Nair (born 1957), Indian-American film director
- Mira Nakashima (born 1942), Japanese-American architect and furniture maker
- Mira Oberholzer-Gincburg (1887–1949), Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
- Mira Petrović (born 1956), Serbian politician
- Mira Potkonen (born 1980), Finnish boxer
- Mira Ptacin, American author
- Mira Rai (born 1988), Nepalese trail runner and sky runner
- Mira Rapp-Hooper, American political scientist
- Mira Renge, Indian politician
- Mira Ricardel (born 1960), American businesswoman and politician
- Mira Robertson, Australian writer and script editor
- Mira Rostova (1909–2009), American actress
- Mira Sasson (born 1965), Israeli artist
- Mira Schendel (1919–1988), Brazilian painter
- Mira Schor (born 1950), American artist, writer, editor and educator
- Mira Seth, Indian women’s rights activist
- Mira Sethi (born 1987), Pakistani actress and writer
- Mira Shaib, Lebanese director
- Mira Shelub (1922–2024), Polish Jewish resistance fighter
- Mira Škorić (born 1970), Serbian singer
- Mira Sorvino (born 1967), American actress
- Mira J. Spektor (1928–2021), American poet
- Mira Spivak (born 1934), Canadian politician
- Mira Stupica (1923–2016), Serbian actress
- Mira Suhonen (born 1985), Finnish sport shooter
- Mira Sulpizi (born 1923), Italian composer
- Mira Szászy (1921–2001), New Zealand Māori leader and academic
- Mira Todorova (born 1994), Bulgarian volleyball player
- Mira Topić (born 1983), Croatian volleyball player
- Mira W. (Widjaja) (born 1951), Indonesian author
- Mira Wanting (1978—2012), Danish actress
- Mira Wilkins, American historian
- Mira Zakai (1942–2019), Israeli contralto opera singer
- Mira Żelechower-Aleksiun (born 1941), Polish painter
- Mira Zimińska (1901-1997), Polish actress
- Mira Zore-Armanda (1930–2012), Croatian oceanographer
- Mira (born 1992), Hong Kong YouTuber
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Fictional characters
- Mira, a Shiba-Inu dog from a secret ending of the video game Silent Hill 2.
- Mira Kano, a character from the manga and Netflix series Alice in Borderland
- Mira (ミラ), a character from She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man
- Mira Cruz / Mira C. Cordero, a character from Huwag Kang Mangamba
- Mira Ackerman (ミラ・アッカーマン), a character from the anime Godannar
- Mira Dianus Artemina (ミラ・ディアノス・アルテミーナ), a character from the manga series Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
- Mira Hanayashiki (花屋敷 ミラ), a character from the anime Sekkō Boys
- Mira Konohata (木ノ幡 みら), a character from the manga series Koisuru Asteroid
- Mira Nova, a character from Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
- Mira Yamana (山奈 ミラ), a character from Trinity Seven
- Mira Yurizaki (百合崎 ミラ), a character from the manga series Dimension W
- Mira, a character from Animal Crossing: New Leaf
- Mira (Encantadia), a character in the video game Encantadia
- Mira, a character in The Last Legion
- Mira, title character of the Disney Jr video series Mira, Royal Detective
- Mira (Star Wars), a character in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Mira, a character from the video game Zero Time Dilemma
- Mira Troy, a character in the 2022 film, Enola Holmes 2
- Ambassador Mira, a character in the Pixar film, Elio
- Mira, a character in the video game FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time
- Mira, a character in the Netflix movie KPop Demon Hunters
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See also
- Mirah (born 1974), American musician
- Mir (title)
- Mira
- Daihatsu Mira
- MIRA Ltd.
References
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