The mira Surname
mira Name Meaning and History
- Galician and Portuguese: probably a habitational name from any of the places in Galicia and Portugal named Mira.
- Catalan: of uncertain origin; possibly from the Arabic personal name Amira, or a derivative of Mir.
- Italian: apparently from the personal name Mira, feminine form of Miro, from Late Latin Mirus and Mira, respectively, from Latin mirus ‘wonderful’, ‘marvellous’.
- Czech and Polish: from a pet form of any of various personal names formed with the element mir ‘peace’, ‘quiet’, ‘esteem’ (see Mir).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| MIRA from Italy? |
 mag153
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| mira en el salvador |
kvin_m
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| Hola soy Leo | Leónidas | 3 |
| Maida | John Mira | 14 |
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kevinmira
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| Mira family in Hungary |
miradani
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| Mark Mira | Mark Mira | 1 |
| Mira family in Georgia |
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| Hello Miras | John Mira | 0 |
| SURNAME MIRA | MAIDA MIRA | 0 |
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