Meera
[ˈmiːrə]Meaning
alternate transcription of the Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada name Mira
Background Story
Meera is an alternate transcription of Mira, a name written मीरा in Hindi and Marathi and മീര, மீரா or ಮೀರಾ in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada. Meera is also the form used for Mirabai, the 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna.
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