Miro: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Miro – Meaning: traditionally 'peace' (as a short form of Miroslav and similar names), though the root may actually mean 'great/famous' – Origin: Slavic – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: MEE-roh


Miro is a Slavic boy's name meaning “traditionally 'peace' (as a short form of Miroslav and similar names), though the root may actually mean 'great/famous'”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Miro

Meaning: Traditionally 'peace' (as a short form of Miroslav and similar names), though the root may actually mean 'great/famous'.

Origin: Slavic.

A common claim: Popularly said to mean 'peace' or 'world' (as in the famous claim that Vladimir means 'ruler of the world/peace'). Actually: That's the traditional gloss, but linguists increasingly trace the Slavic '-mir' element in these names to an older root meaning 'great, famous' rather than 'peace' or 'world' -- so it's disputed, not settled.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Miro

Phonetic: MEE-roh   IPA: /ˈmiːro/

Popularity of Miro

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1915–2024.

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