At a Glance
- Meaning
- To admire; one who is admired
- Origin
- Occitan/Catalan (literary coinage)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- mee-RAY-uh
Mireia is an Occitan/Catalan (literary coinage) girl's name meaning “to admire; one who is admired”. It appears in our list of 75+ Baby Names That Mean Miracle or Blessing.
Meaning & Origin of Mireia
Meaning: To admire; one who is admired.
Origin: Occitan/Catalan (literary coinage).
A common claim: 'To admire' or 'miracle', the Catalan form of Mireille Actually: Mireia doesn't mean 'miracle' — it traces to an Occitan word for admiring or gazing at, and the name was coined for an 1859 poem.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Mireia
mee-RAY-uhIPA /miˈɾɛjə/
Popularity of Mireia
Mireia doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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