Miranda
See also: miranda
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪˈɹændə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ændə
Etymology 1
Invented by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).
Proper noun
Miranda
- A female given name from Latin.
- ~1611 William Shakespeare: The Tempest: Act III, Scene I:
- Admir'd Miranda!
- Indeed, the top of admiration; worth
- What's dearest in the world!
- ~1611 William Shakespeare: The Tempest: Act III, Scene I:
- One of the moons of Uranus.
- 1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers:
- When Red Dwarf had stopped for supplies at Miranda, he'd spent the last afternoon of his three-day ship leave and all his wages buying the smallest, healthiest animal with the best pedigree he could find.
- A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
Derived terms
Translations
female name
Etymology 2
From the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), from the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian habitational surname Miranda of Ernesto Miranda.
Verb
Miranda (third-person singular simple present Mirandas, present participle Mirandaing, simple past and past participle Mirandaed)
- (transitive) To read (somebody) their rights on arrest as set out in Miranda v Arizona.
- Has the suspect been Mirandaed?
Derived terms
Catalan
Cebuano
Proper noun
Miranda
- a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]
- Miranda; one of the moons of Uranus
Etymology 3
From MIRANDA v. ARIZONA, 384 U.S. 436 (1966).
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmiˈrɑn.daː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mi‧ran‧da
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈɾɐ̃.dɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɐ
- Hyphenation: Mi‧ran‧da
Proper noun
Miranda m or f
- a toponym, indicating the presence of a watchtower or belvedere
- a toponymic surname
Derived terms
References
- “Miranda” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈɾanda/ [miˈɾãn̪.d̪a]
- Rhymes: -anda
- Syllabification: Mi‧ran‧da
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /miˈɾanda/ [mɪˈɾan.dɐ]
- Rhymes: -anda
- Syllabification: Mi‧ran‧da
Proper noun
Miranda (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜇ)
- a surname from Spanish, notably the surname of:
- Chito Miranda, songwriter and lead singer of the rock band Parokya ni Edgar
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Miranda is the 23rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 141,651 individuals.
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