Gender: Feminine
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “Adorable.”
Pronunciation: (mih-RAN-da)
Nicknames: Mira, Miri, Mia,
Detail: The name is derived from the root word mirari “to admire; to wonder at”; it was invented by Shakespeare for the daughter of Prospero in his play The Tempest.
Miranda is the smallest and innermost of Uranus’ five major moons.
