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Mira is a feminine given name with varying meanings. In the Romance languages, it is related to the Latin words for "wonder" and "wonderful."〔(F. P. Leverett, ''A New and Copious Lexicon of the Latin Language'' (Boston: Rice & Kendell, 1853), p. 539. )〕〔Bruce Lansky, ''100,000+ Baby Names'' (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006).〕 In the various Slavic languages, it means "peace" and is often used as part of a longer name, such as Miroslava (masculine form: Miroslav) or Sławomira (masculine form: Slawomir). In Sanskrit, it means "ocean", "sea", "limit" or "boundary"〔( Maneka Gandhi, ''The Penguin Book of Hindi Names'' (Penguin Books India, 1992) )〕 In Hebrew, it is a derivative of Miriam〔(Pamela Redmond Satran, Linda Rosenkrantz, ''The Baby Name Bible: The Ultimate Guide by America's Baby-Naming Experts'' (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2007), p. 197. )〕〔Alfred J. Kolatch, ''The New Name Dictionary: Modern English and Hebrew Names'' (Middle Village, NY: Jonathan David Publishers, 1989), p. 199.〕 or the female equivalent of Meir, meaning light.〔(Anita Diamant, ''The New Jewish Baby Book: Names Ceremonies Customs a Guide for Today's Families'' (Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 2005), p. 68. )〕〔(The origin and meaning of some of the most common Jewish names for girls. )〕 It is distinct from "Myra" which has a different origin. == List of people with the given name == *Mira Aroyo (born 1977), Bulgarian musician *Mira Awad (born 1975), Israeli-Arab actress and musician *Mira Bai or Meera (1498–1547), aristocratic Hindu mystical singer and poet *Mira Furlan (born 1955), Croatian actress and singer *Mira Gonzalez (born 1992), American poet *Mira Leung (born 1989), Canadian figure skater *Mira Nair (born 1957), Indian-American film director *Mira Sorvino (born 1967), American actress *Mira W. (born 1951), Indonesian author 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mira (given name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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