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Miranda.

A female given name originating as a coinage [in turn from Latin].

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/mɪˈɹændə/
  1. A female given name originating as a coinage [in turn from Latin].

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  2. One of the moons of the planet of Uranus.

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  3. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.

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  4. A suburb of Sydney in the Sutherland council area, New South Wales, Australia.

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Where this word comes from

Coined by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).

name/mɪˈɹændə/
  1. A surname from the Romance languages. A surname from Spanish.

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  2. A surname from the Romance languages. A surname from Portuguese.

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  3. A surname from the Romance languages. A surname from Italian.

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  4. A place name: One of 23 states in Venezuela. Capital: Los Teques. Named after Francisco de Miranda.

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  5. A place name: A town and municipality in Carabobo state, Venezuela.

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  6. A place name: A municipality in Falcón state, Venezuela.

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  7. A place name: A municipality in Mérida state, Venezuela.

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Where this word comes from

From the Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian habitational surname) Miranda. The common noun and verb are after the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), after Ernesto Miranda.

noun/mɪˈɹændə/
  1. A Miranda warning.

Where this word comes from

From the Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian habitational surname) Miranda. The common noun and verb are after the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), after Ernesto Miranda.

verb/mɪˈɹændə/
  1. To read (somebody) their rights on arrest as set out in Miranda v. Arizona.

    transitive
    Has the suspect been Mirandaed?
Where this word comes from

From the Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian habitational surname) Miranda. The common noun and verb are after the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), after Ernesto Miranda.

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