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Miranda (late latin Miranda meaning to be admired at or "watchtower", "vantage point"). Miranda is also a family name and a female given name. It may also refer to:

People

  • Miranda Hart (born 1972), British actress and comedienne
  • Miranda Krestovnikoff (born 1973), British television presenter
  • Miranda Richardson (born 1958), British actress

Literature

  • Miranda (Shakespeare), the daughter of Duke Prospero in William Shakespeare's The Tempest
  • Miranda (novel), a novel by Antoni Lange written in 1924
  • Miranda Cornielle, a character in the webcomic User Friendly
  • Miranda Priestly, a character in the novel and movie The Devil Wears Prada

Geography

Australia
Brazil
  • Miranda, Mato Grosso do Sul, a town in the Mato Grosso do Sul state of Brazil named for sitting on a river of the same name
Colombia
Italy
  • Miranda, Italy, a city in the province of Isernia
New Zealand
  • Miranda, New Zealand, historical fort and small village in the Firth of Thames, New Zealand, best known as the location of the Miranda Shorebird Centre
Portugal
  • Miranda do Corvo, town and municipality
  • Miranda do Douro, a municipality
  • Terra de Miranda, the historical name of a mesa in northeastern Portugal
Spain
  • Belmonte de Miranda, also called Miranda in Asturian language, a municipality in Asturias
  • Miranda de Arga, town and municipality in northern Spain
  • Miranda de Ebro, an industrial city in the Burgos province of Spain
Venezuela
United States

In biology

Other uses

  • Miranda (moon), a moon of Uranus
  • Miranda (programming language), a functional programming language
  • Miranda IM, an open source multiprotocol instant messaging application for Microsoft Windows
  • Miranda Camera Company, a former Japanese camera manufacturer which ceased operations in 1976
  • Miranda House, a residential college for women, forming part of Delhi University, India
  • Miranda Do Douro language, see Mirandese language spoken in parts of Portugal
  • Miranda railway station in Sydney, Australia
  • A character from British science fiction television series Doctor Who
  • Miranda (TV series), British television series

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Miranda para niños

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