What Does the Name Mira Mean?

Mira is a girl's name of Multicultural (Slavic, Latin, Sanskrit) origin meaning “Peace; wonderful; ocean.”

Updated June 2026

Name	Mira
Gender	female
Origin	Multicultural (Slavic, Latin, Sanskrit)
Meaning	Peace; wonderful; ocean
Variants	Meera, Mirah, Myra, Mireille
Popularity	Steadily popular in the US, ranking inside the top 300-400 for girls in recent years; long-established across Europe, India, and the Arab world.

The meaning and origin of Mira

The name Mira means “Peace; wonderful; ocean” and has Multicultural (Slavic, Latin, Sanskrit) origins. A genuinely cross-cultural name that arose independently in several traditions: from Slavic 'mir' (peace), Latin 'mirus' (wonderful, admirable), and Sanskrit, where Meera/Mira evokes the ocean and the famed 16th-century devotee-poet Mirabai. It is also used as a short form of names like Miriam and Miroslava.

Variants and related names

Mira is related to several other names you may recognize: Meera, Mirah, Myra, Mireille. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Mira?

Steadily popular in the US, ranking inside the top 300-400 for girls in recent years; long-established across Europe, India, and the Arab world.

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