Myranda
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- [ mə-RAN-də ]
- English (Modern)
Variant of MIRANDA.
 | MIRANDA female English, Dutch Derived from Latin mirandus meaning "admirable, wonderful". The name was created by Shakespeare for the heroine in his play 'The Tempest' (1611), about a father and daughter stranded on an island. It did not become a common English given name until the 20th century. This is also the name of one of the moons of Uranus, named after the Shakespearian character. | |||||||||||||||||||