Miran is a given name and surname. In the

Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...

, Miran is popular among

Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...

, and

Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( ), are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, Slovenian culture, culture, and History of Slove ...

in the former Yugoslav nations. The name means "calm" in both Slovenian and

Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutuall ...

. The feminine forms of this name in the Balkans are

Mira Mira (), designation Omicron Ceti (ο Ceti, abbreviated Omicron Cet, ο Cet), is a red-giant star estimated to be 200–300 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Cetus. ο Ceti is a binary stellar system, consisting of a vari ...

and

Mirna Micro ribonucleic acid (microRNA, miRNA, μRNA) are small, single-stranded, non-coding RNA molecules containing 21–23 nucleotides. Found in plants, animals, and even some viruses, miRNAs are involved in RNA silencing and post-transcri ...

, which carry the same meaning. The name is also common among Turks,

Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ...

, Iranians, and

Pakistanis Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

, where it means "princely," similar to

Emir Emir (; ' (), also Romanization of Arabic, transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic language, Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocratic, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person po ...

and Mirza, which are also popular names in these cultures. Additionally, the name is used among

Japanese people are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago. Japanese people constitute 97.4% of the population of the country of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 125 million people are of Japanese descent, making them list of contempora ...

, particularly Japanese women, where it means "illusion."

Given name

Males

* Miran Bakhsh (1907–1991), Pakistani cricketer *

Miran Božovič Miran Božovič (born August 12, 1957) is a Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst, associated with the Ljubljana school of psychoanalysis. Božovič was born in Ljubljana. He holds a degree in comparative literature and philosophy from the Unive ...

(born 1957), Slovenian philosopher * Miran Burgić (born 1984), Slovenian footballer * Miran Hladnik (born 1954), Slovenian literary historian * Miran Hrovatin (1949–1994), Italian Slovene photographer *

Miran Jarc Miran Jarc (5 July 1900 – 24 August 1942) was a Slovene language, Slovene writer, poet, playwright and essayist. Jarc was born in the town of Črnomelj in White Carniola, in what was then Austria-Hungary in 1900. He was sent to school in Novo ...

(1900–1942), Slovene writer * Miran Khesro (born 1989), Iraqi Kurdistan footballer * Miran Krmelj (1941–2009), Yugoslav ice hockey defender * Miran Ogrin (1914–1985), Slovene journalist * Miran Ravter (born 1972), Slovenian alpine skier *

Miran Shah Mirza Jalal-ud-din Miran Shah Beg (1366 – 20 April 1408), commonly known as Miran Shah (), was a son of the Central Asian conqueror Timur, founder of the Timurid Empire. During his father's reign, Miran Shah was initially a powerful regio ...

(1366–1408), Timurid Empire governor *

Miran Srebrnič Miran Srebrnič (born 8 January 1970) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Bilje. He played for Gorica between 1993 and 2007, making 400 appearances in the Slovenian PrvaLiga The Slovenian ...

(born 1970), Slovenian football defender *

Miran Tepeš Miran Tepeš (born 25 April 1961) is a Slovenes, Slovenian former ski jumping, ski jumper and current ski jumping official who competed for Yugoslavia and Slovenia from 1979 to 1992. He won a silver medal in the team large hill competition at the ...

(born 1979), Slovenian ski jumper *

Miran Edgar Thompson Miran Edgar Thompson (December 16, 1917 – December 3, 1948) was an inmate of Alcatraz whose participation in an attempted escape on May 2, 1946, led to his execution in the gas chamber of San Quentin. At the time of the Battle of Alcatraz, ...

(1907–1991), American prisoner of Alcatraz *

Miran Vodovnik Miran Vodovnik (born 11 September 1977) is a Slovenian shot putter. His personal best throw and Slovene records in athletics, Slovene record is 20.76 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Thessaloniki. He finished eleventh at the Athletics at the 2004 ...

(born 1977), Slovenian shot putter

Females

* Miran Nohara (born 2003), Japanese shogi player

Nickname

* Richard Garcia Miranda (born 1975), Brazilian footballer

Surname

* Mahmoud Miran (born 1974), Iranian judo practitioner * Stephen Ira Miran (born 1984), American economist

References

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