Mira is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

with varying meanings. In the

Romance languages The Romance languages, sometimes referred to as Latin languages or Neo-Latin languages, are the various modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic languages in the Indo-European language ...

, it is related to the Latin words for 'wonder' and 'wonderful'. In

South Slavic languages The South Slavic languages are one of three branches of the Slavic languages. There are approximately 30 million speakers, mainly in the Balkans. These are separated geographically from speakers of the other two Slavic branches ( West and Eas ...

, 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 Sławomir () is an Old Polish male given name of Slavic origin consists of two parts: "sława/slava" - glory, fame and "mir" - world, peace, prestige. Cognates include Slavomir, Slavomír. Feminine form is: Sławomira/Slavomira. Nicknames: Sławe ...

). In Albanian, it means 'goodness' or 'kindness'. In

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural diffusion ...

, it means 'ocean', 'sea', 'limit', or 'boundary'. Maneka Gandhi, ''The Penguin Book of Hindi Names'' (Penguin Books India, 1992)
/ref> It is sometimes also a short form of other given names. People with the given name include: * Mira Aroyo (born 1977), Bulgarian musician * Mira Awad (born 1975), Palestinian-Arab actress and musician *

Mira Bai Meera, better known as Mirabai and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition. Mirabai was born into a Rathore ...

or Meera (1498–1547), Hindu mystical singer and poet * Mira Bellwether (born 1981/1982), author of the 'zine ''Fucking Trans Women'' *Mirjana

Mira Banjac Mira Banjac ( sr-Cyrl, Мира Бањац; born 4 November 1929) is a Serbian actress. She won a number of awards, including an award for her work in Mamaroš from Brasil and Golden Medal for Merits of Republic of Serbia. Selected filmograph ...

(born 1929), Serbian actress *

Mira Craig Mira Scherdin Craig (born 31 July 1982) is a Norwegian R&B artist. Early life Craig's father is Ronaldo Craig an African American from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was born in 1982 in Oslo, and at the age of twelve, Craig performed the Whitney H ...

(born 1982), Norwegian rhythm and blues singer and songwriter * Mira Dancy (born 1979), American painter * Míra Emberovics (born 1988), Hungarian handball player * Mira Furlan (born 1955), Croatian actress and singer * Mira Gojak (born 1963), Australian artist * Mira Golubović (born 1976), Serbian retired volleyball player *

Mira Gonzalez Mira Gonzalez (born May 28, 1992) is an American poet.Anisse Gross, September 15, 2015, ''Publishers Weekly''Four Questions for...Poet Mira Gonzalez Retrieved September 23, 2019 Her first collection, ''i will never be beautiful enough to make us b ...

(born 1992), American poet * Mira Hoteit (born 2002), Lebanese footballer * Mira Konçi (born 1973), Albanian singer and songwriter * Mira Kunnasluoto (born 1974), Finnish singer * Mira Kuś (born 1958), Polish poet and journalist * Mira Lehr (1934–2023), American multimedia artist *

Mira Lesmana Mira Lesmanawati or better known as Mira Lesmana (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 8, 1964) is an Indonesian film director, producer and songwriter of mixed Dutch, Javanese and Madurese descent. She is the elder sister of Indonesian jazz m ...

(born 1964), Indonesian songwriter, film director and producer *

Mira Leung Mira Leung (born March 28, 1989) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medallist and a three-time Canadian national silver medallist (2006–2008). Leung placed 12th at the 2006 Winter Olympics ...

(born 1989), Canadian retired figure skater * Mira Mihelič (1912-1985), Slovene writer and translator *

Mira Nair Mira Nair (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company, Mirabai Films, specializes in films for international audiences on Indian society, whether in the economic, social or cultural spher ...

(born 1957), Indian-American film director * Mira Nakashima (born 1942), Japanese-American architect and furniture maker * Mira Petrović (born 1956), Serbian politician *

Mira Sorvino Mira Katherine Sorvino (; born September 28, 1967) is an American actress. She won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Woody Allen's '' Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995). She also starred in the films ...

(born 1967), American actress *

Mira Stupica Miroslava "Mira" Stupica ( sr-cyr, Мирослава Мира Ступица; née Todorović; 17 August 1923 – 19 August 2016) was a Serbian actress best known for her work in the theater, but also had extensive career on television and in fi ...

(1923–2016), Serbian actress * Mira Topić (born 1983), Croatian volleyball player * Mira W. (Widjaja) (born 1951), Indonesian author * Mira Zimińska (1901-1997), Polish actress

Fictional characters

* Mira (ミラ), a character from ''

She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man is a Japanese light novel series written by Hirotsugu Ryusen and illustrated by Fuzichoco. It began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in April 2012. Micro Magazine ...

'' *, a character from the anime ''

Godannar is a Japanese anime television series created by Yasuchika Nagaoka, Anime International Company and Project Godannar, which consists of IMAGICA Entertainment, Taki Corporation, KlockWorx, NTT Data Contents Planing, Sojitz and Oriental Ligh ...

'' *, a character from the manga series '' Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic'' *, a character from the anime '' Sekkō Boys'' *, a character from the manga series '' Koisuru Asteroid'' *Mira Nova, a character from '' Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins'' and ''

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' is an American animated science fiction action-adventure comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and co-produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It serves as a spin-off of the ''Toy Sto ...

'' *, a character from ''

Trinity Seven is a fantasy romantic comedy manga series written by Kenji Saitō and illustrated by Akinari Nao. It has been serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Dragon Age'' since 2010 and collected in twenty-eight ''tank� ...

'' *, a character from the manga series ''

Dimension W ''Dimension W'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūji Iwahara. It was published in Square Enix's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Gangan'' from September 2011 to November 2015 and later in '' Monthly Big Gangan'' from ...

'' * Mira, a character from '' Animal Crossing: New Leaf'' * Mira (''Encantadia''), a character in the video game ''Encantadia'' * Mira, a character in '' The Last Legion'' * Mira, title character of the Disney Jr video series ''

Mira, Royal Detective ''Mira, Royal Detective'' is an American CGI-animated mystery children's television series produced by Wild Canary Animation, which is inspired by Indian culture and customs. The show's protagonist, Mira, is the first South Asian protagonist in a ...

'' * 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''

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