Miranda

See also: miranda

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈɹændə/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ændə

Etymology 1

Miranda as the ice-covered moon of planet Uranus

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

Proper noun

Miranda

1. 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!

2. 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.

3. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.

Derived terms

• Miranda de Ebro
• Mirandan
• Mirandian

Translations

female name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 米蘭達／米兰达 (Mǐlándá)

• Portuguese: Miranda (pt) f
• Russian: Мира́нда (ru) f (Miránda)

moon of Uranus

• Dutch: Miranda (nl) f
• French: Miranda (fr)
• German: Miranda m
• Italian: Miranda (it) m
• Japanese: ミランダ (ja) (Miranda)
• Portuguese: Miranda (pt) f
• Russian: Мира́нда (ru) f (Miránda)
• Spanish: Miranda (es)

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.

Proper noun

Miranda

1. (law enforcement) A Miranda warning

Verb

Miranda (third-person singular simple present Mirandas, present participle Mirandaing, simple past and past participle Mirandaed)

1. (transitive) To read (somebody) their rights on arrest as set out in Miranda v Arizona.

   Has the suspect been Mirandaed?

Derived terms

• Miranda card
• Mirandize
• Miranda rule
• Miranda warning

Anagrams

• Arminda, madrina

Catalan

Proper noun

Miranda f

1. Miranda

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From English Miranda.

Proper noun

Miranda

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]
2. Miranda; one of the moons of Uranus

Etymology 2

From Spanish Miranda.

Proper noun

Miranda

1. a surname from Spanish

Etymology 3

From MIRANDA v. ARIZONA, 384 U.S. 436 (1966).

Proper noun

Miranda

1. (colloquial) a Miranda warning

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English Miranda, based on Latin miranda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmiˈrɑn.daː/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Mi‧ran‧da

Proper noun

Miranda f

1. Miranda

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɾɐ̃.dɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɐ
• Hyphenation: Mi‧ran‧da

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin miranda.

Proper noun

Miranda m or f

1. a toponym, indicating the presence of a watchtower or belvedere
2. a toponymic surname

Derived terms

• Miranda do Corvo
• Miranda do Douro

 

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Miranda f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Miranda
2. Miranda (moon of Uranus)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɾanda/ [miˈɾãn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: Mi‧ran‧da

Proper noun

Miranda m or f by sense

1. a surname

Proper noun

Miranda ?

1. A state of Venezuela

Derived terms

• mirandino

 

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɾanda/, [mɪˈɾan.dɐ]
• Syllabification: Mi‧ran‧da

Proper noun

Miranda (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. 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 23^rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 141,651 individuals.

Turkish

Proper noun

Miranda

1. (astronomy) Miranda