Miranda

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Miranda is a female name of Latin origin meaning "to be admired". May also refer to:

Contents 1 Art 2 Astronomy 3 Computers 4 Film 5 Law 6 Literature 7 Music 8 People 9 Places 10 Science fiction 11 Other uses

[edit] Art

• Miranda Silvergren, a Swedish psytrance artist and producer
• Juan Carreño de Miranda, a Spanish painter (1614-1685)

[edit] Astronomy

• Miranda (moon), a moon of Uranus

[edit] Computers

• Miranda programming language, the first purely functional language to be intended for use as a commercial tool rather than for academic purposes
• Miranda IM, an open-source instant messaging client software for Microsoft Windows

[edit] Film

• Miranda (1948 film), a 1948 British comedy/fantasy film starring Glynis Johns
• Miranda (1985 film), a 1985 Italian film directed by Tinto Brass
• Miranda (2002 film), a 2002 film starring Christina Ricci
• Miranda Richardson, an Academy Award-nominated English actress
• Miranda Cosgrove, an American actress
• Carmen Miranda, a Portuguese-Brazilian samba singer and motion picture star
• Miranda, a fictional Latin American country in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

[edit] Law

• Miranda v. Arizona, a landmark 1966 United States Supreme Court case, which stated that criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police
• Miranda warning, a police warning that is given to criminal suspects in police custody in the United States before they are asked questions relating to the commission of crimes
• Ernesto Miranda, defendant and appellant of Miranda v. Arizona

[edit] Literature

• Miranda (Shakespeare), the daughter of Duke Prospero in William Shakespeare's The Tempest
• Miranda (1874 novel), an 1874 novel written by Antonio Fogazzaro
• Miranda (1960 novel), a 1960 novel written by Hilda Kay Grant

[edit] Music

• Miranda (Tappi Tíkarrass), the first album of the Icelandic band Tappi Tíkarrass, released in 1983
• "Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore," a song by The Mars Volta on the album, Frances the Mute
• Miranda!, an Argentine electropop band, formed in 2001

[edit] People

• Francisco de Miranda, a South American revolutionary who is regarded as a forerunner of Simón Bolívar and other revolutionaries
• Edison "Pantera" Miranda, a professional boxer from Colombia

[edit] Places

• Belmonte de Miranda, also called Miranda in Asturian language, a municipality in Asturias, Spain
• Miranda (state), one of the twenty-three states of Venezuela
• Miranda, California, a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California
• Miranda, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia
• Miranda de Ebro, an industrial city in the Burgos province of Spain
• Miranda do Douro, a municipality in Portugal
• Miranda, Mato Grosso do Sul, a town in the Mato Grosso do Sul province of Brazil named for sitting on a river of the same name
• Miranda, Cauca, a town in Cauca province, Colombia
• Miranda, Italy, a city in the province of Isernia
• Terra de Miranda, the historical name of a mesa in northeastern Portugal

[edit] Science fiction

• Miranda class starships, a ship class in the fictional Star Trek universe
• Miranda (Doctor Who), a fictional character from the Eighth Doctor Adventures novel series, which was a spin-off of the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who
• Miranda, a planet featured in the science fiction film Serenity
• Miranda Keyes, a fictional character and ship commander in the Halo series.

[edit] Other uses

• Miranda Camera Company, a former Japanese camera manufacturer which ceased operations in 1976
• Miranda Cornielle, a character in the webcomic User Friendly
• Miranda House, a residential college for women, forming part of Delhi University, India