Miranda is a Spanish, Portuguese,[1][2] Sephardic Jewish,[3] Italian and Maltese[4] surname of Latin origin, meaning "worthy of admiration".[citation needed]
Notable people with the surname Miranda include:
Sports
edit- David Miranda (cyclist) (born 1942), Salvadoran cyclist
- Denok Miranda (born 1982), Filipino basketball player
- Enílton (Enílton Menezes de Miranda, born 1977), Brazilian footballer
- Edison Miranda (born 1981), Colombian boxer
- Gabriel Miranda (born 1968), Venezuelan footballer
- George Miranda dos Santos (born 1977), Brazilian footballer
- Gonzalo Miranda (born 1979), Chilean track and road cyclist
- Jimmy Miranda, a member of the WWE ring crew who died in 2002 and for whom The Ultimate Warrior suggested a Jimmy Miranda Award be created
- José Miranda (baseball) (born 1998), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Leandro Costa Miranda Moraes (born 1983), Brazilian football player
- Leandro Gil Miranda da Silva (born 1978), Brazilian football player
- Luís Mário Miranda da Silva (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
- Márcio Miranda (born 1942), Brazilian chess master
- Marcos Miranda (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
- Miguel Ángel Miranda (born 1983), Venezuelan boxer
- Michael Miranda (born 1990), Filipino basketball player
- Miranda (footballer, born 1984) (João Miranda de Souza Filho, born 1984), Brazilian footballer
- Patricia Miranda (born 1979), American wrestler
- Rafael Miranda da Conceição (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
- Richard Garcia Miranda (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
- Roberto Miranda (born 1944), Brazilian footballer
- Roderick Miranda (born 1991), Portuguese footballer
- Victoria Miranda (born 2000), Argentine field hockey player
- Willy Miranda (1926–1996), Cuban-American baseball player
- Zito (footballer, born 1932) (José Ely de Miranda, 1932–2015), Brazilian footballer
Artist
edit- Juan Carreño de Miranda (1614–1685), Spanish painter
- Juan García de Miranda (1677–1749), Spanish painter of the baroque period, a disciple of Juan Delgado and appointed Painter to the King
- Mario Miranda, (1926–2011), Indian cartoonist and painter
Clergyman
edit- David Martins Miranda (1936–2015), Brazilian pastor
- Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez (1895–1986), Mexican clergyman
- Robert Miranda (bishop) (born 1952), Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulbarga,India
Others
edit- Francisco Palacios Miranda 19th century Mexican Governor and Military Commandant of the Baja California Territory
- Ana Miranda Paz (born 1971), Spanish politician
- Ana Miranda (born 1951), Brazilian writer
- Aurora Miranda (1915–2005), Brazilian singer and motion picture star, sister of Carmen Miranda
- Carlo Miranda (1912–1982), Italian mathematician
- Santiago Creel Miranda (born 1954) Mexican lawyer and politician
- Carmen Miranda (1909–1955), Portuguese-Brazilian singer and motion picture star, popularly known for wearing fruit headdresses
- Thalía Sodi Miranda (born 1971), known mononymously, Mexican singer and actress
- Cecilia Miranda de Carvalho (1913–2011), Brazilian singer, sister of Carmen Miranda
- Chyno Miranda (Jesús Alberto Miranda Pérez, born 1984), Venezuelan singer, part of Chino & Nacho
- David Miranda (politician) (1985–2023), Brazilian politician
- Ernesto Miranda (1941–1976), defendant and appellant of Miranda v. Arizona, the case that was the basis of the Miranda warning
- Eurico Miranda (1944–2019), Brazilian politician and president of CR Vasco da Gama
- Eva Miranda, Spanish mathematician
- Flix Miranda, American engineer
- Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816), Venezuelan revolutionary who is regarded as a forerunner of Simón Bolívar and other revolutionaries
- Frank de Miranda (1913–1986), Dutch sculptor, psychologist and publicist
- Giovanni Miranda (16th century), Italian Hispanist and grammarian
- Isa Miranda (1909–1982), Italian actress
- Isabel Miranda de Wallace (born 1951) Mexican social activist
- Ismael Miranda (1950–), Puerto Rican salsa singer
- José Luis de Jesús Miranda (1946–2013), cult leader, Messiah claimant, founder of Creciendo en Gracia (Growing in Grace International Ministry)
- João Bernardo de Miranda (born 1952), Angolan politician and diplomat
- Julius Caesar de Miranda (1906-1956), first Prime Minister of Suriname
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (born 1980), actor, composer and lyricist (In the Heights, Hamilton)
- Miriam Miranda, Honduran human rights activist
- Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda (1865–1925), Mexican eccentric who was famous for being a perennial presidential candidate
- Pedro Rodriguez de Miranda (1696–1766) Spanish painter of the late-Baroque period, nephew of Juan Garcia de Miranda, and related to several other de Miranda artists
- Pia Miranda (born 1973), Australian actress
- Rafael Cancel Miranda (1930–2020), political activist, member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
- Ricardo Miranda (born 1976), Canadian politician and trade unionist
- Robert Miranda (actor), American actor
- Roberta Miranda (born 1956), Brazilian singer
- Carolina Miranda (actress) (born 1990) Mexican television actress
- Ronaldo Miranda (born 1948), Brazilian composer
- Roxana Miranda (born 1967), candidate for presidency of Chile
- Sol Miranda, Puerto Rican actress
- Sula Miranda (born 1963), Brazilian singer, TV presenter and writer
- Thammy Miranda (born 1982), Brazilian entertainer and politician
References
edit- ^ Hispanic Surnames and Family History, Lyman D. Platt, Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008, pp. 133, 344
- ^ Spanish Surnames, a List- Attachments J1 and J2, General Coding Procedures Manual, 1970 Census, United States Census Bureau, 1971, pp. 16, 25
- ^ Book of Jewish and Crypto-Jewish Surnames, Judith K. Jarvis, Susan L. Levin, Donald N. Yates, CreateSpace, 2018, pp. 17, 49, 64
- ^ The Surnames of the Maltese Islands- An Etymological Dictionary, Mario Cassar, Book Distributors Ltd, 2003, p. 393
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