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 f ...

with varying meanings. In the

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

Slavic languages The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavs, Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic language, Proto- ...

, 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: Sław ...

). In

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

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, 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.

Persons with Mira as a given name

* Mira Aroyo (born 1977), Bulgarian musician * Mira Awad (born 1975), Palestinian-Arab actress and musician * Mira Bai or Meera (1498–1547), Hindu mystical singer and poet *

Mira Bellwether Mira Bellwether (March 31, 1982December 25, 2022) was an American author, artist, and sex educator best known for ''Fucking Trans Women'', a single-issue zine in which she wrote and illustrated all articles. Described in ''Sexuality & Culture' ...

(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 Brazil and Golden Medal for Merits of Republic of Serbia. Personal life B ...

(born 1929), Serbian actress * Mira Craig (born 1982), Norwegian rhythm and blues singer and songwriter * Mira Dancy (born 1979), American painter * Míra Emberovics (born 1988), Hungarian handball player * Mira Furlan (1955–2021), Croatian actress and singer * Mira Gojak (born 1963), Australian artist *

Mira Golubović Mira Golubović ( sr-Cyrl, Мира Голубовић; born 15 October 1976) is a retired volleyball player from Serbia. She played for national team and various clubs in Europe last being Voléro Zürich from Switzerland.http://www.ossrb.org/ ...

(born 1976), Serbian retired volleyball player * Mira Gonzalez (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, Film producer, producer, and songwriter of mixed Dutch people, Dutch, Javanese people, Javanese, and Madurese people, ...

(born 1964), Indonesian songwriter, film director and producer * Mira Leung (born 1989), Canadian retired figure skater * Mira Mihelič (1912-1985), Slovene writer and translator * Mira Murati (born 1988), CTO of

OpenAI OpenAI, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence (AI) organization founded in December 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It aims to develop "safe and beneficial" artificial general intelligence (AGI), which it defines ...

Mira Nair Mira Nair (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company is Mirabai Films. Among her films are '' Mississippi Masala'', '' The Namesake'', the Golden Lion–winning '' Monsoon Wedding'', ...

(born 1957), Indian-American film director * Mira Nakashima (born 1942), Japanese-American architect and furniture maker * Mira Petrović (born 1956), Serbian politician * Mira Robertson, Australian writer and script editor * Mira Shaib, Lebanese director *

Mira Sorvino Mira Katherine Sorvino (; born ) is an American actress. She rose to stardom with her performance as a prostitute in the comedy film ''Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995), which won her both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Academy Award for Best S ...

(born 1967), American actress * Mira Stupica (1923–2016), Serbian actress * Mira Topić (born 1983), Croatian volleyball player * Mira W. (Widjaja) (born 1951), Indonesian author * Mira Zimińska (1901-1997), Polish actress *

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 ...

(born 1992), Hong Kong YouTuber

Fictional characters

*Mira, a Shiba-Inu dog from a secret ending of the video game Silent Hill 2. * Mira Kano, a character from the manga and Netflix series '' Alice in Borderland'' * Mira (ミラ), a character from '' She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man'' * Mira Cruz / Mira C. Cordero, a character from '' Huwag Kang Mangamba'' *, a character from the anime '' Godannar'' *, 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 ''

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'' *, a character from '' Trinity Seven'' *, a character from the manga series '' Dimension W'' * 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 (''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 Troy, a character in the 2022 film, '' Enola Holmes 2'' * Ambassador Mira, a character in the

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film, '' Elio''

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Persons with Mira as a given name

Fictional characters

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