Miranda

See also: miranda and Mirandą

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Miranda

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈɹændə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ændə

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!

   • 2025 June 24, John Raby, “A West Virginia parent sues seeking a religious exemption from required school vaccinations”, in AP News‎:

     Miranda Guzman alleges that the state’s vaccine mandate violates a 2023 West Virginia law that stipulates the government would not be able to “substantially burden” someone’s constitutional right to freedom of religion unless doing so “is essential to further a compelling governmental interest.”

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.

Derived terms

• Miranda de Ebro
• Mirandan
• Mirandian

Translations

female name

Chinese: Mandarin: 米蘭達 / 米兰达 (Mǐlándá) Marathi: मिरांडा (mirāṇḍā) Portuguese: Miranda (pt) f Russian: Мира́нда (ru) f (Miránda)

moon of Uranus

Dutch: Miranda (nl) f French: Miranda (fr) German: Miranda m Italian: Miranda (it) m Japanese: ミランダ (ja) (Miranda) Korean: 미란다 (Miranda) Marathi: मिरांडा (mirāṇḍā) Polish: Miranda (pl) f Portuguese: Miranda (pt) f Russian: Мира́нда (ru) f (Miránda) Spanish: Miranda (es)

Etymology 2

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

The common noun and verb are after the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), after Ernesto Miranda.

Proper noun

Miranda (countable and uncountable, plural Mirandas)

1. A surname from the Romance languages.
   1. A surname from Spanish.
   2. A surname from Portuguese.
   3. A surname from Italian.
2. A place name:
   1. One of 23 states in Venezuela. Capital: Los Teques. Named after Francisco de Miranda.
   2. A town and municipality in Carabobo state, Venezuela.
   3. A municipality in Falcón state, Venezuela.
   4. A municipality in Mérida state, Venezuela.

Noun

Miranda

1. (law enforcement) A Miranda warning.

Derived terms

• Miranda card
• Miranda right
• Miranda rule
• Miranda warning
• Mirandize

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?

Anagrams

• Arminda, madrina

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [miˈɾan.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [miˈɾan.da]

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

Noun

Miranda

1. (colloquial) a Miranda warning

Etymology 2

From Spanish Miranda.

Proper noun

Miranda

1. a surname from Spanish

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

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Miranda

Wikipedia ^it

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

• mirandese

Proper noun

Miranda m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the place name

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Miranda

Wikipedia ^pl

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

	singular	plural
nominative	Miranda	Mirandy
genitive	Mirandy	Mirand
dative	Mirandzie	Mirandom
accusative	Mirandę	Mirandy
instrumental	Mirandą	Mirandami
locative	Mirandzie	Mirandach
vocative	Mirando	Mirandy

See also

Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text)
Star	Słońce
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Merkury	Wenus	Ziemia	Mars	Ceres	Jowisz	Saturn	Uran	Neptun	Pluton	—
Notable moons	—	—	Księżyc	Fobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganimedes Kallisto	Mimas Enceladus Tetyda Dione Rea Tytan Japet	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Tytania Oberon	Tryton	Charon	—

Further reading

• Miranda in PWN's encyclopedia