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Help[Opinions] Miranda
I was reading a Reddit post where the OP stated that she used Miranda, the name of a Shakespearn princess. (The Tempest) Her Mil hates the name, suggesting other, Disney princess names.
What do you think of Miranda? I love the name so much. My niece is named Miranda and has gone by Mira her entire life. I don't even associate Miranda with her at all.
I know someone who often confused my daughter's name, Miriam, with Miranda. I think if I didn't have a niece with the name Miranda would have been on the top of my list.
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. G.K. Chesteron
What do you think of Miranda? I love the name so much. My niece is named Miranda and has gone by Mira her entire life. I don't even associate Miranda with her at all.
I know someone who often confused my daughter's name, Miriam, with Miranda. I think if I didn't have a niece with the name Miranda would have been on the top of my list.
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. G.K. Chesteron
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I never liked this name very much. I'm not sure why, it's just cold to me. I can't connect with it.
I do love Mira, though.
I do love Mira, though.
Mira, Isaac, and Sophie do work better together than Miranda, Isaac, and Sophia. The first is more approachable and down to earth.
Love it
In just the past few years I have developed a deep fondness for Miranda, never gave it much thought previously. It seems comfortably elegant.
Miranda isn't one of my favorite names, but I think it's lovely and I've always wondered why it wasn't more popular.
I like it very much. I like the Latin meaning, and the character in The Tempest. I don't enjoy the thought of Randy as a nn; I don't like Mandy as a nn for Amanda either, and it doesn't have the unfortunate slang meaning of Randy - it just sounds unattractive. I'd be happy to use Miranda as a mn.
The fear of Randy is why my SiL chose the nickname Mira.
I love it. It sounds confident, and sparky, and golden.
It's pretty nice. It's vaguely my mom's style and was rising fast in the charts when I was born (I wonder if it was sorta like the quirkier version of Amanda? It picked up around when that peaked), so I can imagine being named it and liking it. I like Miri / Mira and M names generally.
I've met a few but don't know any and wouldn't consider it dated for a baby. I think I've met more people named Perdita, weirdly.
I've met a few but don't know any and wouldn't consider it dated for a baby. I think I've met more people named Perdita, weirdly.
This message was edited 2/25/2024, 11:25 AM
I’ve grown to like this name so much as I have gotten older. I can’t imagine this would be a controversial name at all—I would think if there was any criticism it would be that is not a polarizing name.
It's lovely! My mom said she was considering Miranda had I been a girl.
I really don't like it but I love Mira.
I like the meaning of Miranda.
I find it funny that it peaked in 1997 - the year my niece was born. My sister-in-law is all about standing out, but she named her first daughter Miranda when it peaked in popularity and used Sophia when it was #1 in DC. That said, I've not met very many Mirandas.