Mira (given name)

Mira is a feminine given name with varying meanings. In the Romance languages, it is related to the Latin word <nowiki>mirus for 'wonder' and 'wonderful'</nowiki>. In Slavic languages, it means 'peace' and is often used as part of a longer name, such as Miroslava (masculine form: Miroslav), Mirjana, or Sławomira (masculine form: Sławomir). In Albanian, it means 'goodness' or 'kindness'. In Sanskrit, it means 'ocean', 'sea', 'limit', or 'boundary'. It is sometimes also a short form of other given names.

Persons with Mira as a given name

• Mira Adanja Polak (born 1942), Serbian journalist
• Mira Aggarwal (born 1961), Indian politician
• Mira Alečković (1924–2008), Serbian and Yugoslav poet
• Mira Antonitsch (born 1998), Austrian tennis player
• Mira Ariel, Israeli linguist
• Mira Aroyo (born 1977), Bulgarian musician
• Mira Ashby (1922–2005), Canadian physician
• Mira Awad (born 1975), Palestinian-Arab actress and musician
• Mira Bai or Meera (1498–1547), Hindu mystical singer and poet
• Mira Margaret Baird Vance (1802–1878), American slave owner and farmer
• Mirjana Mira Banjac (born 1929), Serbian actress
• Mira Bartók, American author
• Mira Bellwether (1982–2022), author of the 'zine Fucking Trans Women
• Mira Benjamin, Canadian musician
• Mira Bimperling (born 1994), German rhythmic gymnast
• Mira Bjedov (born 1955), Yugoslav basketball player
• Mira Boumejmajen (born 1995), French artistic gymnast
• Mira Bryunina (born 1951), Russian rower
• Mira Burt-Wintonick (born 1984), Canadian filmmaker
• Mira Calix (1969–2022), British-based artist
• Mira Cirul, Latvian dancer
• Mira Craig (born 1982), Norwegian rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
• Mira Dancy (born 1979), American painter
• Mira Das, Indian politician
• Mira Datta Gupta (1907–1983), Indian politician
• Mira Marko Debelak Deržaj (1904–1948), Slovenian mountaineer, translator and opinion journalist
• Mira Dobreva (born 1972), Bulgarian television personality
• Mira Lloyd Dock (1853–1945), American botanist
• Mira Doig, British chemist
• Mira Edgerly-Korzybska (1872–1954), American portrait painter
• Mira Eklund (born 1981), Swedish actress
• Mira El Dannawi, Australian politician
• Míra Emberovics (born 1988), Hungarian handball player
• Mira Falardeau, French Canadian historian, professor and author of comic strips
• Mira Filzah (born 1993), Malaysian actress, lawyer, model and businesswoman
• Mira Fornay (born 1977), Slovak film director
• Mira Fuchrer (c. 1920–1943), Polish resistance fighter
• Mira Furlan (1955–2021), Croatian actress and singer
• Mira Ghniem (born 1983), Jordanian swimmer
• Mira Gojak (born 1963), Australian artist
• Mira Golub (born 1975), Russian alpine skier
• Mira Golubović (born 1976), Serbian retired volleyball player
• Mira Gonzalez (born 1992), American poet
• Mira Hinsdale Hall (1863–1937), American school founder
• Mira Hallin (born 2006), Swedish ice hockey player
• Mira Hashmi (born 1976), Pakistani actress
• Mira Hoteit (born 2000), Lebanese footballer
• Mira Huhta (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey player
• Mira Jacob (born 1973), American writer
• Mira Jalosuo (born 1989), Finnish ice hockey player and coach
• Mira Jangaracheva (born 1952), Kyrgyzstani politician
• Mira JungÃ¥ker (born 2005), Swedish ice hockey player
• Mira Kaddoura (born 1977), Lebanese-Canadian conceptual artist
• Mira Kaskinen (born 1991), Finnish ski orienteering competitor
• Mira Kasslin (born 1978), Finnish cyclist
• Mira Klobučar (1888–1956), Croatian painter
• Mira Konçi (born 1973), Albanian singer and songwriter
• Mira Kremer (1905–1987), German chess player
• Mira Kubasińska (1944–2005), Polish blues rock singer
• Mira Kuisma (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey goaltender and coach
• Mira Kunnasluoto (born 1974), Finnish singer
• Mira Kuś (born 1958), Polish poet and journalist
• Mira Larionova, Russian para swimmer
• Mira VerÃ¥s Larsen (born 1987), Norwegian canoe sprinter
• Mira Lehr (1934–2023), American multimedia artist
• Mira Lesmana (born 1964), Indonesian songwriter, film director and producer
• Mira Leung (born 1989), Canadian retired figure skater
• Mira Lobe (1913–1995), Austrian writer
• Mira Louen (born 1985), German canoeist
• Mira Luoti (born 1978), Finnish singer
• Mira Jeanne Maack (born 2004), German Paralympic swimmer
• Mira Magen (born 1950), Israeli author
• Mira Markström (born 2005), Swedish ice hockey player
• Mira McKinney (1892–1978), American actress
• Mira Mehta, Iyengar yoga teacher
• Mira Mendelson (1915–1968), Soviet writer
• Mira Mezini (born 1966), German computer scientist
• Mira Mihelič (1912-1985), Slovene writer and translator
• Mira Murati (born 1988), CTO of OpenAI
• Mira Nadon, American ballet dancer
• Mira Nair (born 1957), Indian-American film director
• Mira Nakashima (born 1942), Japanese-American architect and furniture maker
• Mira Oberholzer-Gincburg (1887–1949), Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
• Mira Petrović (born 1956), Serbian politician
• Mira Pintar (1891–1980), Slovenian bank clerk, artist, and art collector
• Mira Potkonen (born 1980), Finnish boxer
• Mira Ptacin, American author
• Mira Rai (born 1988), Nepalese trail runner and sky runner
• Mira Rapp-Hooper, American political scientist
• Mira Renge, Indian politician
• Mira Ricardel (born 1960), American businesswoman and politician
• Mira Robertson, Australian writer and script editor
• Mira Rostova (1909–2009), American actress
• Mira Sasson (born 1965), Israeli artist
• Mira Schendel (1919–1988), Brazilian painter
• Mira Schor (born 1950), American artist, writer, editor and educator
• Mira Seth, Indian women’s rights activist
• Mira Sethi (born 1987), Pakistani actress and writer
• Mira Shaib, Lebanese director
• Mira Shelub (1922–2024), Polish Jewish resistance fighter
• Mira Å korić (born 1970), Serbian singer
• Mira Sorvino (born 1967), American actress
• Mira J. Spektor (1928–2021), American poet
• Mira Spivak (born 1934), Canadian politician
• Mira Stupica (1923–2016), Serbian actress
• Mira Suhonen (born 1985), Finnish sport shooter
• Mira Sulpizi (born 1923), Italian composer
• Mira Szászy (1921–2001), New Zealand Māori leader and academic
• Mira Todorova (born 1994), Bulgarian volleyball player
• Mira Topić (born 1983), Croatian volleyball player
• Mira W. (Widjaja) (born 1951), Indonesian author
• Mira Wanting (1978—2012), Danish actress
• Mira Wilkins, American historian
• Mira Zakai (1942–2019), Israeli contralto opera singer
• Mira Å»elechower-Aleksiun (born 1941), Polish painter
• Mira Zimińska (1901-1997), Polish actress
• Mira Zore-Armanda (1930–2012), Croatian oceanographer
• Mira (born 1992), Hong Kong YouTuber

Fictional characters

• Mira, a Shiba-Inu dog from a secret ending of the video game Silent Hill 2
• Mira (ミラ), a character from She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man
• Mira, a character from '
• Mira (Encantadia), a character in the video game Encantadia
• Mira, a character in The Last Legion
• Mira, title character of the Disney Junior animated series Mira, Royal Detective
• Mira (Star Wars), a character in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
• Mira, a character from the video game Zero Time Dilemma
• Mira, a character in the video game '
• Mira, a character in the Netflix movie KPop Demon Hunters
• , a character from the anime Godannar
• Ambassador Mira, a character in the Pixar film, Elio
• , a character from the manga series '
• Mira Clearwater, a character from the Canadian series Big Blue (TV series)
• Mira Cruz / Mira C. Cordero, a character from Huwag Kang Mangamba
• , a character from the anime Sekkō Boys
• Mira Hayes, Main character from book, Five Total Strangers
• Mira Kano, a character from the manga and Netflix series Alice in Borderland
• , a character from the manga series Koisuru Asteroid
• Mira Nova, a character from ' and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
• Mira Troy, a character in the 2022 film, Enola Holmes 2
• , a character from Trinity Seven
• , a character from the manga series Dimension W
• Mira is the name of a non-playable character from the game Just Cause 4.
• Mira is a character from Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.

See also

• Mirah (born 1974), American musician
• Mir (title)
• Mira
• Daihatsu Mira
• MIRA Ltd.

References