Etymology

Miranda

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Latin mirandus
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Miranda · proper noun1

  1. Latin · derived frommirandus“admirable”
  2. English todayMiranda

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

Miranda · proper noun, noun, verb2

  1. Romance · derived from
  2. English todayMiranda

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 from the same roots

Latinmirandus all →

mirandous

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