Miranda
[mɪˈrændə]Meaning
Latin mirandus, "admirable, worthy of being admired"
Background Story
Miranda comes from the Latin mirandus, meaning "admirable, worthy of being admired". It was used as a surname before Shakespeare gave it to the heroine of The Tempest in 1611, and it did not become a common English given name until the 20th century. The name was more popular in the United States than elsewhere in the Anglosphere, and Amanda, a name it resembles in sound, was likewise more common for American girls by the 1800s. British use was revived by the 1948 film Miranda, about a mermaid of that name, and American use rose when the film began airing on television there in the 1950s.
Temperament
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