Miranda

/mɪˈɹændə/

Miranda proper noun: a female given name originating as a coinage [in turn from Latin].

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Proper noun (1)

Miranda (countable and uncountable, plural Mirandas)

(countable) A female given name originating as a coinage [in turn from Latin].
- Admir'd Miranda!
  Indeed, the top of admiration; worth
  What's dearest in the world!~1611 William Shakespeare: The Tempest: Act III, Scene I
- Miranda Guzman alleges that the state’s vaccine mandate violates a 2023 West Virginia law that stipulates the government would not be able to “substantially burden” someone’s constitutional right to freedom of religion unless doing so “is essential to further a compelling governmental interest.”2025 June 24, John Raby, “A West Virginia parent sues seeking a religious exemption from required school vaccinations”, in AP News
One of the moons of the planet of Uranus.
- 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.1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
- A patchwork of cratered terrain and younger, complex formations, Miranda may have been repeatedly shattered by collisions and reassembled by gravity.1990 August, Bradford A. Smith, “Voyage of the Century”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 63
A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
A suburb of Sydney in the Sutherland council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Proper noun (2)

Miranda (countable and uncountable, plural Mirandas)

A surname from Spanish.
A surname from Portuguese.
A surname from Italian.
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

A Miranda warning.

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?

Miranda meaning in Marathi

Miranda in Marathi

female name: मिरांडा mirāṇḍā
moon of Uranus: मिरांडा mirāṇḍā

Forms of Miranda

Proper noun
plural	Mirandas
Verb
third-person singular present	Mirandas
present participle	Mirandaing
past participle	Mirandaed
past	Mirandaed

Origin of Miranda

Coined by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).

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.

Words formed from Miranda

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Words that rhyme with Miranda

Questions about Miranda

What does Miranda mean?: Miranda means a female given name originating as a coinage [in turn from Latin].
What is Miranda in Marathi?: Miranda in Marathi is मिरांडा (mirāṇḍā). See Miranda meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Miranda?: Miranda can be a proper noun, a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce Miranda?: Miranda is pronounced /mɪˈɹændə/.

Words near Miranda in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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