Miranda
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪˈɹændə/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ændə
Etymology 1
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Invented by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).
Proper noun
Miranda
- A female given name 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!
- ~1611 William Shakespeare: The Tempest: Act III, Scene I:
- One of the moons 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.
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- A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
Derived terms
- Miranda de Ebro
- Mirandan
- Mirandian
Translations
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Etymology 2
MIRANDA v. ARIZONA, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), from a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian habitational surname.
Proper noun
Miranda
- (law enforcement) A Miranda warning
Verb
Miranda (third-person singular simple present Mirandas, present participle Mirandaing, simple past and past participle Mirandaed)
- (transitive) To read (somebody) their rights on arrest as set out in Miranda v Arizona.
- Has the suspect been Mirandaed?
Derived terms
- Miranda card
- Mirandize
- Miranda rule
- Miranda warning
Anagrams
- Arminda, madrina
Catalan
Proper noun
Miranda f
- Miranda
Cebuano
Etymology 1
From English Miranda.
Proper noun
Miranda
- a male given name from Latin
- Miranda; one of the moons of Uranus
Etymology 2
From Spanish Miranda.
Proper noun
Miranda
- a surname from Spanish
Etymology 3
From MIRANDA v. ARIZONA, 384 U.S. 436 (1966).
Proper noun
Miranda
- (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
- Miranda
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈɾɐ̃.dɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɐ
- Hyphenation: Mi‧ran‧da
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin miranda.[1]
Proper noun
Miranda m or f
- a toponymic surname
Proper noun
Miranda f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Miranda
- Miranda (moon of Uranus)
References
- “Miranda” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈɾanda/ [miˈɾãn̪.d̪a]
- Rhymes: -anda
- Syllabification: Mi‧ran‧da
Proper noun
Miranda m or f by sense
- a surname
Proper noun
Miranda ?
- A state of Venezuela
Derived terms
- mirandino
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈɾanda/, [mɪˈɾan.dɐ]
Proper noun
Miranda
- a surname from Spanish, notably the surname of:
- Chito Miranda, singer-songwriter and lead member of the rock band Parokya ni Edgar
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Miranda is the 23rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 141,651 individuals.