Miranda
See also: miranda
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪˈɹændə/
Etymology 1
Invented by Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).
Proper noun
Miranda
- A female given name.
- ~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.
- 1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
Translations
Etymology 2
MIRANDA v. ARIZONA, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), from a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian habitational surname.
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
Etymology 3
From MIRANDA v. ARIZONA, 384 U.S. 436 (1966).
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.ˈɾɐ̃.dɐ/
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /miˈɾanda/
Proper noun
Miranda
- A surname, notably the surname of:
- Chito Miranda, singer-songwriter and lead member 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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