Where does “Mira” come from?

Mira (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian Mìrjana, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Ancestry of “Mira”, step by step

Mira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian Mìrjana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianMìrjana
2Hebrewמִרְיָם
3Aramaicמריםbitter
4Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם

via Serbo-Croatian Mìrjam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianMìrjam
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Aramaic מרים
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