Miranda

See also: miranda, and Mirandą

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈɹændə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• 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)

• Marathi: मिरांडा (mirāṇḍā)
• 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)
• Marathi: मिरांडा (mirāṇḍā)
• Polish: Miranda (pl) f
• 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

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Miranda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈran.da/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: Mi‧ran‧da

Proper noun

Miranda f

1. (astronomy) Miranda (one of the moons of Uranus)

Declension

Declension of Miranda

	singular	plural
nominative	Miranda	Mirandy
genitive	Mirandy	Mirand
dative	Mirandzie	Mirandom
accusative	Mirandę	Mirandy
instrumental	Mirandą	Mirandami
locative	Mirandzie	Mirandach
vocative	Mirando	Mirandy

See also

Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text)
Star	Słońce
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Merkury	Wenus	Ziemia	Mars	Ceres	Jowisz	Saturn	Uran	Neptun	Pluton	—
Notable moons	—	—	Księżyc	Fobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganimedes Kallisto	Mimas Enceladus Tetyda Dione Rea Tytan Japet	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Tytania Oberon	Tryton	Charon	—

Further reading

• Miranda in PWN's encyclopedia

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

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /miˈɾanda/ [mɪˈɾan̪.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -anda
• 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