Miranda

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Gender Feminine
Usage English, Dutch
Pronounced Pron. mi-RAN-də(English)

Meaning & History

Derived from Latin mirandus meaning "admirable, wonderful". The name was created by Shakespeare for the heroine in his play The Tempest (1611), in which Miranda and her father Prospero are stranded on an island. It did not become a common English given name until the 20th century. This is also the name of one of the moons of Uranus, named after the Shakespearean character.