Etymology

Mira

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Today it means: A binary star in the constellation Cetus, Omicron (ο) Ceti. The system contains a variable red giant and a white dwarf. Its brightness varies from a magnitude 2 at its brightest to a magnitude 10 at its dimmest. Full definition →

Latin mīrus
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Mira · proper noun1

  1. Latin · derived frommīrus“wonderful, surprising”
  2. English todayMira

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1662, from Latin mīrus (“wonderful, surprising”).

Mira · proper noun2

  1. Slavic · borrowed from
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromमीरा
  3. English todayMira

* Borrowed from Hindi मीरा (mīrā), name of a 16th century Indian poetess, also affectionately called Mirabai. * As occasionally borne by anglophones in the West, the name may also be borrowed from Slavic, or be a short form of Miranda.

Words from the same roots

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