Miranda (surname)
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Etymology 1
Invented by Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest, feminine of mirandus "admirable".
Proper noun
- .
- ~1611 William Shakespeare: The Tempest: Act III, Scene I:
- Admir'd Miranda!
- Indeed, the top of admiration; worth
- What's dearest in the world!
- ~1611 William Shakespeare: The Tempest: Act III, Scene I:
- The smallest of Uranus' moons.
Etymology 2
MIRANDA v. ARIZONA, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), from a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian habitational surname.
Verb
- To read somebody their rights on arrest as set out in Miranda v Arizona.
- Has the suspect been Mirandaed?
- McCarthy provided that he was Mirandaed. I told her to videotape or to have someone videotape the conversation. 2003%20documents/03me40mc.pdf