Miranda
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /mɪˈɹændə/
Rhymes: -ændə
=== Etymology 1 ===
Coined by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).
==== Proper noun ====
Miranda (countable and uncountable, plural Mirandas)
(countable) A female given name originating as a coinage [in turn 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!
(astronomy) One of the moons of the planet of Uranus.
A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
A suburb of Sydney in the Sutherland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
===== Derived terms =====
Miranda de Ebro
Mirandan
Mirandian
===== Translations =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
From the Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian habitational surname) Miranda.
The common noun and verb are after the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), after Ernesto Miranda.
==== Proper noun ====
Miranda (countable and uncountable, plural Mirandas)
A surname from the Romance languages.
A surname from Spanish.
A surname from Portuguese.
A surname from Italian.
A place name:
One of 23 states in Venezuela. Capital: Los Teques. Named after Francisco de Miranda.
A town and municipality in Carabobo state, Venezuela.
A municipality in Falcón state, Venezuela.
A municipality in Mérida state, Venezuela.
==== Noun ====
Miranda
(law enforcement) A Miranda warning.
===== Derived terms =====
==== 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.
=== Anagrams ===
Arminda, madrina
== Asturian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Md (initialism)
=== Etymology ===
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=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /miˈɾanda/ [miˈɾãn̪.d̪a]
Rhymes: -anda
Syllabification: Mi‧ran‧da
=== Proper noun ===
Miranda ?
Belmonte de Miranda (a municipality in western Asturias)
==== Related terms ====
mirandés
mirandín
== Catalan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [miˈɾan.də]
IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [miˈɾan.da]
=== Proper noun ===
Miranda f
Miranda
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From English Miranda.
==== Proper noun ====
Miranda
a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]
Miranda; one of the moons of Uranus
==== Noun ====
Miranda
(colloquial) a Miranda warning
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Spanish Miranda.
==== Proper noun ====
Miranda
a surname from Spanish
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English Miranda, based on Latin miranda.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌmiˈrɑn.daː/
Hyphenation: Mi‧ran‧da
=== Proper noun ===
Miranda f
Miranda
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin mīranda, feminine declension of mīrandus (“which is to be wondered at”), perhaps in relation to a strategic viewpoint.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /miˈran.da/
Rhymes: -anda
Hyphenation: Mi‧ràn‧da
=== Proper noun ===
Miranda f
a village in the province of Isernia, Molise, Italy
==== Derived terms ====
mirandese
=== Proper noun ===
Miranda m or f by sense
a surname transferred from the place name
=== Further reading ===
Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi[2]
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from English Miranda.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /miˈran.da/
Rhymes: -anda
Syllabification: Mi‧ran‧da
=== Proper noun ===
Miranda f
(astronomy) Miranda (one of the moons of Uranus)
==== Declension ====
=== See also ===
=== Further reading ===
Miranda in PWN's encyclopedia
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɐ
Hyphenation: Mi‧ran‧da
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Latin miranda.
==== Proper noun ====
Miranda f
a toponym, indicating the presence of a watchtower or belvedere
a parish of Arcos de Valdevez, district of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
===== Derived terms =====
===== Related terms =====
==== Proper noun ====
Miranda m or f
a surname transferred from the place name
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Proper noun ====
Miranda f
a female given name, equivalent to English Miranda
Miranda (moon of Uranus)
=== Further reading ===
“Miranda”, in Dicionário infopédia da Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /miˈɾanda/ [miˈɾãn̪.d̪a]
Rhymes: -anda
Syllabification: Mi‧ran‧da
=== Proper noun ===
Miranda m or f by sense
a surname
==== Descendants ====
→ Cebuano: Miranda
→ Tagalog: Miranda
=== Proper noun ===
Miranda ?
a state of Venezuela
==== Derived terms ====
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish Miranda.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /miˈɾanda/ [mɪˈɾan̪.d̪ɐ]
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.
== Turkish ==
=== Proper noun ===
Miranda
(astronomy) Miranda
== Welsh ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /mɪˈranda/
=== Proper noun ===
Miranda m
a female given name
(astronomy) Miranda (a moon of Uranus)
=== See also ===
=== Mutation ===
=== References ===
Heini Gruffudd (2010), Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children[3], Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 20 of 192