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Miranda

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See also: miranda and Mirandą

English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Coined by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).

Proper noun

Miranda (countable and uncountable, plural Mirandas)

  1. (countable) A female given name originating as a coinage [in turn from Latin].
    • ~1611 William Shakespeare: The Tempest: Act III, Scene I:
      Admir'd Miranda!
      Indeed, the top of admiration; worth
      What's dearest in the world!
  2. (astronomy) One of the moons of the planet of Uranus.
    • 1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers:
      When Red Dwarf had stopped for supplies at Miranda, he'd spent the last afternoon of his three-day ship leave and all his wages buying the smallest, healthiest animal with the best pedigree he could find.
  3. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
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Etymology 2

From the Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian habitational surname) Miranda.

Proper noun

Miranda (plural Mirandas)

  1. A surname from the Romance languages
    1. A surname from Spanish
    2. A surname from Portuguese
    3. A surname from Italian

Etymology 3

Named after Ernesto Miranda. From the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), from the Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian habitational surname) Miranda.

Proper noun

Miranda

  1. (law enforcement) A Miranda warning

Verb

Miranda (third-person singular simple present Mirandas, present participle Mirandaing, simple past and past participle Mirandaed)

  1. (transitive) To read (somebody) their rights on arrest as set out in Miranda v Arizona.
    Has the suspect been Mirandaed?

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Miranda f

  1. Miranda

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From English Miranda.

Proper noun

Miranda

  1. a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]
  2. Miranda; one of the moons of Uranus

Etymology 2

From Spanish Miranda.

Proper noun

Miranda

  1. a surname from Spanish

Etymology 3

From MIRANDA v. ARIZONA, 384 U.S. 436 (1966).

Proper noun

Miranda

  1. (colloquial) a Miranda warning

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English Miranda, based on Latin miranda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmiˈrɑn.daː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mi‧ran‧da

Proper noun

Miranda f

  1. Miranda

Italian

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Etymology

From Latin mīranda, feminine declension of mīrandus (“which is to be wondered at”), perhaps in relation to a strategic viewpoint.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈran.da/
  • Rhymes: -anda
  • Hyphenation: Mi‧ràn‧da

Proper noun

Miranda f

  1. a village in the province of Isernia, Molise, Italy

Derived terms

Proper noun

Miranda m or f by sense

  1. a surname transferred from the place name

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Polish

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Miranda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈran.da/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anda
  • Syllabification: Mi‧ran‧da

Proper noun

Miranda f

  1. (astronomy) Miranda (one of the moons of Uranus)

Declension

Declension of Miranda
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See also

More information Star, IAU planets and notable dwarf planets ...

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