Miranda may refer to:

People

Miranda (given name) Miranda is a Grammatical gender#Personal names, feminine given name of Latin language, Latin origin, meaning "worthy of admiration", deriving the feminine name from the Latin word ''mirandus''. Although it existed as a Miranda (surname), surname p ...

, includes list of real and fictional people with given name Miranda *

Miranda (surname) Miranda is a Spanish, Portuguese, Sephardic Jewish, Italian and MalteseThe Surnames of the Maltese Islands- An Etymological Dictionary, Mario Cassar, Book Distributors Ltd, 2003, p. 393 surname of Latin origin, meaning "worthy of admiration".The n ...

, includes list of people with surname Miranda * Miranda (footballer, born 1947) (Deoclécio Manuel de Miranda), Brazilian footballer * Miranda (footballer, born 1957) (Donizete Manuel Onofre), Brazilian footballer *

Miranda (footballer, born 1984) João Miranda de Souza Filho (born 7 September 1984), known as Miranda, is a Brazilian former professional association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. Having begun his career at Coritiba Foot Ball Club, Coritiba, Miranda spen ...

(João Miranda de Souza Filho), Brazilian footballer * Miranda (footballer, born 1998) (Guilherme dos Santos Rodrigues), Brazilian footballer * Miranda (footballer, born 2000) (Matheus dos Santos Miranda), Brazilian footballer *

Miranda Hart Miranda Katherine Hart Dyke (born 14 December 1972) is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has won three Royal Television Society awards, four British Comedy Awards, and four BAFTA nominations for her self-driven semi-autobiographical ...

(born 1972), English comedian and actress, sometimes mononymously referred to as Miranda

Law

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Miranda v. Arizona ''Miranda v. Arizona'', 384 U.S. 436 (1966), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that law enforcement in the United States must warn a person of their constitutional righ ...

'', an American legal case * ''Miranda'' warning, an American police warning given to suspects about their rights, before they are interrogated

Places

Solar System

Miranda (moon) Miranda, also designated Uranus V, is the smallest and innermost of Uranus's five round natural satellite, satellites. It was discovered by Gerard Kuiper on 16 February 1948 at McDonald Observatory in Texas, and named after Miranda (The Temp ...

, a moon orbiting Uranus

Australia

Miranda, New South Wales Miranda () is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The suburb is known as a commercial centre for the southern suburbs. Miranda is 24 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the Sutherla ...

Miranda railway station Miranda railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Cronulla railway line, Cronulla line, serving the Sutherland Shire suburb of Miranda, New South Wales, Miranda. It is served by Sydney Trains' Eastern Suburbs & Illawa ...

, New South Wales

Portugal

Miranda do Corvo Miranda do Corvo (), officially the Town of Miranda do Corvo (), is a town and a Concelho, municipality in the Portugal, Portuguese Coimbra District, district of Coimbra, with an area of and 2011 population of 13,098 inhabitants. History The fi ...

, a ''município'' in Coimbra District, Centro * Miranda do Douro (parish), a ''freguesia'' in Bragança District, Norte *

Miranda do Douro Miranda do Douro (), officially the City of Miranda do Douro (; , ), is a city and a municipality in the district of Bragança, northeastern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,482, in an area of 487.18 km2. The town proper had a populati ...

, a ''município'' in Bragança District, Norte * Terra de Miranda, a plateau in Bragança District, Norte

Spain

Miranda (Avilés) Miranda is one of six parishes (administrative divisions) in Avilés, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern ...

, a parish of Avilés, Asturias *

Belmonte de Miranda Belmonte de Miranda ( Asturian: ''Miranda'') is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Salas, on the east by Grado, to the south by Somiedo and Teverga, and on the west ...

, Asturias * Miranda de Arga, Navarre *

Miranda de Ebro Miranda de Ebro () is a Spanish municipality belonging to the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Straddling the Ebro river, near its confluence with the Bayas, the city is located on the northern watershed of the ...

, Castile and León * , in

Los Rábanos Los Rábanos is a municipality located in the province of Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North ...

, in the province of Soria, Castile and León *

Miranda del Castañar Miranda del Castañar is a municipality located in the Salamanca (province), province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2016 the municipality has a population of 426 inhabitants. The town of Miranda del Castañar is labeled "Historic ...

, in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León

United States

Miranda, California Miranda (formerly Jacobsen's) is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California. It is located northwest of Phillipsville, at an elevation of . The ZIP Code is 95553. The population was 520 at the 2010 census. The name Miranda was ...

Miranda, South Dakota Miranda is an unincorporated community in Faulk County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. History Miranda was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. ...

Venezuela

Miranda (state) Miranda State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela and the second most populous after Zulia State. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,675,165 residents. It also has the greatest Human Development Index in Ve ...

Francisco de Miranda Municipality, Anzoátegui Francisco de Miranda is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population ...

* Francisco de Miranda, in

Guárico Guárico State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Juan de Los Morros and the largest city is Calabozo, other important city centers include Valle de la Pascua and Zaraza. Guárico State covers a total surface ...

* Francisco de Miranda, in

Táchira Táchira State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal, Táchira, San Cristóbal. Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,9 ...

Miranda, Carabobo Miranda is the central town of Miranda Municipality, Carabobo. Geography of Carabobo {{Carabobo-geo-stub ...

Miranda Municipality, Falcón Miranda is a municipality in Falcón State, Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Ve ...

Miranda Municipality, Mérida Miranda is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 22,879.h ...

* Miranda, in Trujillo * Miranda, in

Zulia Zulia State (, ; Wayuu: ''Mma’ipakat Suuria'') is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest population among Venezuela's states. It is also one of t ...

Other places

* Château Miranda, a former castle in Belgium * Miranda, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil *

Miranda, Cauca Miranda is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. History It was on May 7, 1899, when Don Julio Fernández Medina founded the city, since then the community mixed among Afro-Descendant, Indigenous people, Mulatto ...

, Colombia *

Güinía de Miranda Güinía de Miranda, sometimes shortened as ''Güinía'', is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Manicaragua, in Villa Clara Province. It has a population of circa 3,000 and the council' ...

, Cuba * Miranda, Molise, Italy * Miranda, New Zealand *

Plaza Miranda Plaza Miranda is a public square bounded by Quezon Boulevard, Hidalgo Street and Evangelista Street in Quiapo, Manila. It is the plaza which fronts the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno (Quiapo Church), one of the main churc ...

, Philippines

Arts and entertainment

Films and television

* ''Miranda'' (1948 film), a film about a mermaid by English director Ken Annakin * ''Miranda'' (1985 film), a film by Italian director Tinto Brass * ''Miranda'' (2002 film), a film by British director Marc Munden * ''Miranda'' (TV series), a British television comedy series * Miranda, a country in the French film ''

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie ''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'' () is a 1972 surrealist satirical black comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel, who wrote the screenplay in collaboration with Jean-Claude Carrière. The narrative concerns a group of French bourgeoisie an ...

'' * Miranda Sings, a television and social media comedy character portrayed by American comedian Colleen Ballinger

Literature

* Miranda (''The Tempest''), a character from the Shakespeare play ''The Tempest'' * ''Miranda'' (novel), a novel by Polish writer Antoni Lange

Music

* "Miranda", a song by Phil Ochs on his 1967 album ''

Pleasures of the Harbor ''Pleasures of the Harbor'' is Phil Ochs' fourth full-length album and his first for A&M Records, released in 1967. It is one of Ochs's most somber albums. In stark contrast to his three albums for Elektra Records which had all been folk music, ...

'' *

Miranda! Miranda! is an Argentine electropop band formed in Buenos Aires in 2001. Original band members include Alejandro Sergi (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Juliana Gattas (lead vocals), Lolo Fuentes (guitar), Bruno de Vincenti (programming), and Nic ...

, an Argentine electropop band *

Miranda (group) Miranda is a French Eurodance group, active in Europe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The main frontwoman of the group was the French-Spanish singer and dancer Sandra Miranda García.The band was initially signed to Universal Records. Histor ...

, a French Eurodance group with the frontwoman Sandra Miranda García * Miranda (Colombian singer), Colombian singer, winner of ''La Voz Colombia'' * ''Miranda'' (album), an album by Icelandic band Tappi Tíkarrass

Organisations

* Miranda Camera Company, a Japanese camera manufacturer *

Miranda House, Delhi Miranda House is a constituent college for women at the University of Delhi in India. Established in 1948, it is one of the top ranked colleges of the country and ranked number 1 for consecutively seven years (as of 2023). History Miranda ...

, a college for women at the University of Delhi, India * Miranda Naturalists' Trust, a New Zealand conservation organisation

Technology

Miranda (programming language) Miranda is a lazy evaluation, lazy, functional programming, purely functional programming language designed by David Turner (computer scientist), David Turner as a successor to his earlier programming languages SASL programming language, SASL and ...

, a computer programming language * Miranda (spacecraft), a British satellite in low Earth orbit *

VRSS-1 VRSS-1 (Venezuelan Remote Sensing Satellite-1), also known as (Satellite) Francisco Miranda, is the first Venezuelan remote sensing satellite, and the second Venezuelan satellite after VENESAT-1. It will be used to study the territory of Venezue ...

, second Venezuelan satellite in low Earth orbit, named after Francisco de Miranda *

Miranda NG Miranda NG is an open-source Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use and view the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The ...

, a computer software instant messaging client based on Miranda IM *

Miranda (telecommunications company) Miranda () is a Russian telecommunications company and mobile network operator. As of 2025, it operates in Crimea, Sevastopol, Luhansk and Donetsk, and under sub-brand Mir telecom (Миртелеком) in Zaporozhye and Kherson. Big four Russi ...

, regional mobile network operator in Russia

Other uses

* Miranda station (Caracas), a station of on the Los Teques Metro line of the Caracas Metro in Venezuela * Miranda station (Valencia), a metro station in Valencia * ''Miranda'' (ship), two merchant ships * HMS ''Miranda'', three ships of the British Royal Navy