Miranda

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈɹændə/

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• Rhymes: -ændə

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

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.

• Miranda de Ebro
• Mirandan
• Mirandian

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

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

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

Miranda

1. (law enforcement) A Miranda warning

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?

• Arminda, madrina

Miranda f

1. Miranda

From English Miranda.

Miranda

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

From Spanish Miranda.

Miranda

1. a surname from Spanish

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

Miranda

1. (colloquial) a Miranda warning

Borrowed from English Miranda, based on Latin miranda.

• IPA^(key): /ˌmiˈrɑn.daː/

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• Hyphenation: Mi‧ran‧da

Miranda f

1. Miranda

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

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

Miranda f

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

• mirandese

Miranda m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the place name

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

Unadapted borrowing from English Miranda.

• IPA^(key): /miˈran.da/

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• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: Mi‧ran‧da

Miranda f

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

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	—

• Miranda in PWN's encyclopedia

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɐ
• Hyphenation: Mi‧ran‧da

Inherited from Latin miranda.^[1]

Miranda ?

1. a toponym, indicating the presence of a watchtower or belvedere
   1. a parish of Arcos de Valdevez, district of Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Miranda m or f

1. a toponymic surname

Miranda f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Miranda
2. Miranda (moon of Uranus)

• IPA^(key): /miˈɾanda/ [miˈɾãn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: Mi‧ran‧da

Miranda m or f by sense

1. a surname

Miranda ?

1. a state of Venezuela

Borrowed from Spanish.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /miˈɾanda/ [mɪˈɾan̪.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: Mi‧ran‧da

Miranda (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. a surname from Spanish, notably the surname of:

   Chito Miranda, songwriter and lead singer of the rock band Parokya ni Edgar

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Miranda is the 23^rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 141,651 individuals.

Miranda

1. (astronomy) Miranda

Miranda m

1. a female given name
2. (astronomy) Miranda (a moon of Uranus)

Solar System in Welsh · Cysawd yr Haul (layout · text)
Star	yr Haul
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Mercher	Gwener	y Ddaear	Mawrth	Ceres	Iau	Sadwrn	Wranws	Neifion	Plwton	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	y Lleuad	Phobos Deimos	—	Io Ewropa Ganymede Callisto	Mimas Enceladws Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetws	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Triton	Charon	Dysnomia

Heini Gruffudd (2010) Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎^[1], Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 20 of 192