Mira is a feminine given name with varying meanings. In the Romance languages, it is related to the Latin words for 'wonder' and 'wonderful'. In Slavic languages, it means 'peace' and is often used as part of a longer name, such as Miroslava (masculine form: Miroslav), Mirjana, or Sławomira (masculine form: Sławomir). In Albanian, it means 'goodness' or 'kindness'. In Sanskrit, it means 'ocean', 'sea', 'limit', or 'boundary'. It is sometimes also a short form of other given names.
People with the given name include: Mira Aroyo (born 1977), Bulgarian musician Mira Awad (born 1975), Palestinian-Arab actress and musician Mira Bai or Meera (1498–1547), Hindu mystical singer and poet Mira Bellwether (born 1981/1982), author of the 'zine Fucking Trans Women Mirjana Mira Banjac (born 1929), Serbian actress Mira Craig (born 1982), Norwegian rhythm and blues singer and songwriter Mira Dancy (born 1979), American painter Míra Emberovics (born 1988), Hungarian handball player Mira Furlan (1955–2021), Croatian actress and singer Mira Gojak (born 1963), Australian artist Mira Golubović (born 1976), Serbian retired volleyball player Mira Gonzalez (born 1992), American poet Mira Hoteit (born 2002), Lebanese footballer Mira Konçi (born 1973), Albanian singer and songwriter Mira Kunnasluoto (born 1974), Finnish singer Mira Kuś (born 1958), Polish poet and journalist Mira Lehr (1934–2023), American multimedia artist Mira Lesmana (born 1964), Indonesian songwriter, film director and producer Mira Leung (born 1989), Canadian retired figure skater Mira Mihelič (1912-1985), Slovene writer and translator Mira Nair (born 1957), Indian-American film director Mira Nakashima (born 1942), Japanese-American architect and furniture maker Mira Petrović (born 1956), Serbian politician Mira Sorvino (born 1967), American actress Mira Stupica (1923–2016), Serbian actress Mira Topić (born 1983), Croatian volleyball player Mira W. (Widjaja) (born 1951), Indonesian author Mira Zimińska (1901-1997), Polish actress Mira (born 1992), Hong Kong YouTuber
Fictional characters
Mira Kano, a character from the manga and Netflix series Alice in Borderland
Mira (ミラ), a character from She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man
, a character from the anime Godannar
, a character from the manga series Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
, a character from the anime Sekkō Boys
, a character from the manga series Koisuru Asteroid
Mira Nova, a character from Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command , a character from Trinity Seven , a character from the manga series Dimension W Mira, a character from Animal Crossing: New Leaf Mira (Encantadia), a character in the video game Encantadia Mira, a character in The Last Legion Mira, title character of the Disney Jr video series Mira, Royal Detective Mira (Star Wars), a character in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords Mira, a character from the video game Zero Time Dilemma
See also
Mirah (born 1974), American musician
Mir (title) Mira Daihatsu Mira MIRA Ltd.