Mireia: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Mireia – 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

Phonetic: mee-RAY-uh   IPA: /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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