MEANINGS:
+ (Latin) "Wonderful" from Mirus
+ (Sanskrit) "Prosperous"
+ (Slavic / Croatian) "Peace" from Mir
+ (Provencal) "To Admire" from Mirar
+ (Spanish / Portuguese / Catalan) "Looks" or "Look!"
+ (Italian) "It/He/She Aims"
+ (Romanian) "To Amaze"
+ (Papiamen / Papiamentu) "See"
+ (Serbo-Croatian / Serbian / Polish / Slovenian) "Myrrh"
+ (Sranan) "Ant"
+ (Basque) "Sight, Admire"
+ (Maori) "Mill, Mirror"
+ (Maltese) "Aim, End"
+ (Malagasy) "Equal"
+ (Turkish) "Surveyor's Rod, Levelling Rod"
+ (Rumantsch Grischun / Sursilvan / Vallader / Puter) "Goal, Objective"
+ (Galician) "Levelling Staff, Sight"
+ (Valencian) "Sight Glass"
+ (Venetian) "Sake"
+ (Pare) "Disappear, Fade"
+ (Gweno / Kibosho / Meru / Samialugwe) "Swallow"
+ (Piemontese) "Place"
+ (Warrungu) "Made"
+ (Danish) "Catha edulis, kat, Khat" Note: Khat is a tree or shrub with a slender trunk; smooth, thin bark, and lancet-shaped leaves.


POPULARITY:
+ 2005: 913
+ 2004: 910
+ 2003: 975
+ 2002: No Ranking
+ 2001: 966
+ 2000: No Ranking


NAME DAYS:
+ Bulgarian: May 5
+ Finnish: April 30
+ Polish: May 11 & September 21


MIRA STAR:
Mira is an oscillating variable star in the constellation Cetus, its surface increases and decreases in brightness over periods of time. Mira was the first non-supernova variable star discovered, and is also a double star. Mira was discovered by the astronomer David Fabricius in 1596 and it was named "Mira" (meaning "Wonderful") in 1662's Historiola Mirae Stellae, by Johannes Hevelius, for it acted like no other known star in the sky.


MIRABAI (1498-1547)
(Sometimes spelled as Mira Bai, Meerabai and Meera Bai)
A 16th century Indian Princess and Hindu mystical poet, who most passionately praised Lord Krishna. She perceived Krishna to be her husband, lover, lord and master.


BOOKS with main character named Mira:
+ Mira and the Stone Tortoise: A Kulina Tale (1999) by Melinda Lilly
+ Mira, Mirror (2004) by Mette Ivie Harrison
+ De teleurgang van den Waterhoek (1927) by Stijn Streuvels
+ Amalgamemnon (1984) by Christine Brooke-Rose
+ Black Water (2003) by T J MacGregor (Tango Key Mysteries series)
+ Cat's Collar (2005) by Maria Isabel Pita
+ Child of a Rainless Year (2005) by Jane Lindskold
+ Heart of the Tiger (2003) by Lynn Kerstan
+ Mira (1981) by Daoma Winston
+ Sharp North (2004) by Patrick Cave (Sharp North series)
+ The Monster Crisp Guzzler (2002) by Malorie Blackman
+ Wanted: One Sexy Night (2005) by Judi McCoy (Starlight Trilogy series)


MUSIC:
Bands named Mira:
+ Mira (Rock Band). Formed in Tallahassee, FL in 1996. Singer/Songwriter: Regina Sosinski. Label: Projekt Records. Self-Titled album released in April 2000.

Songs named Mira:
+ Mira (1961) from the Carnival Soundtrack, performed by Anna Maria Alberghetti, composed by Bob Merrill
+ Mira (2002), Performed and Composed by Kaia Wilson, from the album Oregon.

Singers named Mira:
+ Mira Andriolo, Classical Singer
+ Mira Calix, Electronica DJ
+ Mira Sirakova, Opera Singer
+ Mira Yevtich, Classical Singer
+ Mira Zakai, Opera Singer


MOVIES with main character named Mira:
+ Mira (1971) Country: Belgium. Note: Based on the novel De teleurgang van den Waterhoek by Stijn Streuvels.
+ Mira + Marie (2003) [TV Series] Country: Denmark
+ Mira Edora (1990) Country: Malaysia
+ Mira la magnifique (1997) Country: France
 + Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000) [TV Series] Country: USA
+ Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000) Country: USA
+ Get Pony Boy (2006) Country: USA
+ Nobody Needs to Know (2003) Country: USA
+ Oprosti za kung fu (2004) Country: Croatia
+ Orfeu Negro (1959) Country: Brazil
+ Revelation (2001) Country: UK
+ Sous mon lit (2005) Country: France
+ Women's Room, The (1980) Country: USA

Actresses named Mira:
+ Mira Banjac
+ Mira Furlan
+ Mira Hilli Moller Hallund
+ Mira Kazak
+ Mira Mursic
+ Mira Nair (Actress & Director)
+ Mira Sorvino
+ Mira Stupica
+ Mira Voss
+ Mira Wanting
+ Mira Waters
+ Mira Ziminska


Other Famous MIRA's:
+ Mira Magen (Writer)
+ Mira Meir (Writer)
+ Mira Mihelic (Writer)
+ Mira Kirshenbaum (Writer)
+ Mira Mehta (Writer)
+ Mira Nakashima (Writer)
+ Mira Reisberg (Artist)
+ Mira White (Artist)
+ Mira Bjedov (Yugoslavian Olympic Medalist in Basketball, 1980)
+ Mira Lansky Boland (Intelligence Analyst & Political Activist)
+ Mira Spivak (Canadian Senator)


MIRA ON THE MAP:
+ Towns/Cities named Mira in the following countries: Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, Spain and United States (Illinois & Louisiana). Also, Miramira in Bolivia & Papua New Guinea, Mira-Mira in Cape Verde, and Mira Road in India.

+ Mira River is one of Nova Scotia's largest and longest rivers and is located near Cape Breton Island. It empties into Mira Bay and runs through the Mira River Provincial Park.

+ Mira Bridge: (Durme River: Schelde - Lokeren, Belgium): A rotating bridge built in 1905. The bridge is named after a character in the 1927 novel de Teleurgang van de Waterhoek (The Decline of the Waterhoek) by Flemish author Stijn Streuvels.


PRODUCTS & COMPANIES named Mira:
+ MIRA Books: Romance Novels, a part of Harlequin Mills & Boon Ltd.
+ Mira Consulting: Business development company
+ Mira Consulting, Inc.: Dental support services
+ Mira Couture: Custom-made clothing, founded by Mira Horoszowski
+ Mira Media: A Dutch organization focusing on media and minorities
+ Mira Records: Record label
+ Mira Showers by Kohler
+ Mira: Stock photography agency
+ Mira! Magazine: Periodical
+ MIRA: a foundation for assisting people with disabilities
+ Mira Ltd.: World-leading automotive testing facility
+ Mira: Semi-transparent mirror used for teaching geometry