Miranda

See also miranda

English

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

Invented by Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest, feminine of Latin mirandus "admirable".

Proper noun

Miranda

1. A female given name.
   • ~1611 William Shakespeare: The Tempest: Act III, Scene I:

     Admir'd Miranda!

     Indeed, the top of admiration; worth

     What's dearest in the world!

2. One of Uranus' moons.

Translations

female name

• Russian: Миранда (ru) (Miránda) f

moon of Uranus

• French: Miranda (fr)
• German: Miranda (de) m
• Italian: Miranda (it) m

• Russian: Миранда (ru) (Miránda) f
• Spanish: Miranda (es)

Derived terms

• Mirandan
• Mirandian

Etymology 2

MIRANDA v. ARIZONA, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), from a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian habitational surname.

Proper noun

Miranda

1. A Miranda warning

Verb

Miranda (third-person singular simple present Mirandas, present participle Mirandaing, simple past and past participle Mirandaed)

1. To read somebody their rights on arrest as set out in Miranda v Arizona.
   • Has the suspect been Mirandaed?
   • McCarthy provided that he was Mirandaed. I told her to videotape or to have someone videotape the conversation. 2003%20documents/03me40mc.pdf

Anagrams

• madrina

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Dutch

Proper noun

Miranda ?

1. Miranda