Mira (name)

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Mira
Pronunciation MEER-ah
Gender Female
Origin
Word/Name Hebrew, Hindi, Latin, Slavic languages
Other names
Related names Myra, Meera, Miranda, Miriam
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Mira - is a feminine given name with varying meanings. It is related to the Latin words for "wonder" and "wonderful."[1][2] In the various Slavic languages, it means "peace" and is often used as part of a longer name, such as Miroslava (masculine form, Miroslav) or Sławomira (masculine form, Slawomir). In Sanskrit, it means "ocean."[3] In Hebrew, it is a derivative of Miriam.[4][5]

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  1. ^ F. P. Leverett, A New and Copious Lexicon of the Latin Language (Boston: Rice & Kendell, 1853), p. 539.
  2. ^ Bruce Lansky, 100,000+ Baby Names (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006).
  3. ^ Theodor Benfey, A Sanskrit-English dictionary (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1866), p. 708.
  4. ^ Pamela Redmond Satran, Linda Rosenkrantz, The Baby Name Bible:The Ultimate Guide by America's Baby-Naming Experts (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2007), p. 197.
  5. ^ Alfred J. Kolatch, The New Name Dictionary: Modern English and Hebrew Names (Middle Village, NY: Jonathan David Publishers, 1989), p. 199.
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