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Name

Mira

/MEER-ah/ FeminineSlavic

Meaning

Mira is a feminine name of Slavic origin meaning “peace”.

Mira is the Slavic word for peace, a standalone name and the root of countless compounds like Miroslava. The same four letters mean ocean in Sanskrit and wonderful in Latin, and astronomers know Mira as a famous pulsing red star in the constellation Cetus.

Used across the Slavic world and India; entered the US top 1000 in 2013.

Popularity in the United States

Girls

Ranked #335 in 2025 · peak #335 in 2025

Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.

At a glance

Origin
Slavic
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/MEER-ah/
Themes
Peace

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Questions

  • Mira is a feminine name of Slavic origin meaning “peace”. Mira is the Slavic word for peace, a standalone name and the root of countless compounds like Miroslava.

  • Mira is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Used across the Slavic world and India; entered the US top 1000 in 2013.

  • The name Mira comes from Slavic. Mira is the Slavic word for peace, a standalone name and the root of countless compounds like Miroslava. The same four letters mean ocean in Sanskrit and wonderful in Latin, and astronomers know Mira as a famous pulsing red star in the constellation Cetus.

  • Mira is pronounced MEER-ah.

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