Mireille

\mi.ʁɛj\♀French girl's name

A French girl's name of Provençal origin.

At a glance

GenderFeminine
OriginProvençal
Pronunciation\mi.ʁɛj\

Origin and meaning

From Provençal Mirèio/Mirèlha. Invented by the poet Frédéric Mistral for his poem of the same title (1859).

Where it is mostly given

  • Malta
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland

Around the world

  • CatalanMireia
  • ItalianMirella
  • OccitanMirelha, Mirèlha
  • PolishMirella, Mirela

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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