The miranda Surname
miranda Name Meaning and History
Spanish, Portuguese, and Jewish (Sephardic): habitational name from
any of numerous places in Spain and Portugal called Miranda. The
derivation of the place name is uncertain; it may be of pre-Roman
origin, or from Latin miranda ‘view’, ‘outlook’. This
name is also found in western India, where it was taken by Portuguese
colonists.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 183 - Messages: 486
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Miranda/Gandera Family | Rosalee G. Miranda | 2 |
| needing to find info on family (MIRANDA) please help! |
 ella_miranda
| 13 |
| looking for more Miranda's | Norma Miranda Flefil | 5 |
| MIRANDA Adela D 1913-2001 |
t42Parkdale
| 0 |
| MIRANDA Manuel 1908-1975 |
t42Parkdale
| 0 |
| My maiden name is Miranda |
DomingaCooper
| 2 |
| MIRANDA Juan D 1925-2000 section 104 |
t42DFWNat
| 0 |
| Miranda's from Orocovis, Puerto Rico |
| 0 |
| MIRANDA Shelly K 1962-1999 |
t42Moore
| 0 |
| MIRANDA Martha M V 1969-1997 |
t42Moore
| 0 |
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