Meaning of the nameMirella
- Female
- Italian origin
- Mi-rel-la
Mirella is a spelling of the name Mirela, which means “probably from the Occitan verb mirar, 'to admire'”.
Meaning
“probably from the Occitan verb mirar, 'to admire'”
Meaning of the name Mirela, of which Mirella is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Mireille
- People (2022)
- 31,238
- Rank in Brazil
- #796
- Median age
- 8 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,100
- people
Mirella in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mirella, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (12,538 people).
31,080 women 158 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Mirella is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mirella in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.031%
- São Paulo 0.022%
- Espírito Santo 0.018%
- Mato Grosso 0.015%
- Amazonas 0.015%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 9,535 | 0.022% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,001 | 0.031% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,837 | 0.014% |
| Paraná | 1,658 | 0.015% |
| Bahia | 1,627 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,363 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 1,151 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 946 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 818 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 689 | 0.018% |
| Goiás | 640 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 584 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso | 550 | 0.015% |
| Maranhão | 539 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 496 | 0.013% |
| Pará | 473 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 408 | 0.015% |
| Alagoas | 356 | 0.011% |
| Distrito Federal | 347 | 0.012% |
| Sergipe | 274 | 0.012% |
| Piauí | 263 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 226 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 153 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 116 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 90 | 0.014% |
| Acre | 69 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 29 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Mirella
It keeps the LL of the Italian form Mirella.
About the name Mirela
Behind the Name gives Mirella as the Italian form of Mireille and says that Mireille comes from Occitan Mirèio, a name used by Frédéric Mistral for the protagonist of the poem Mirèio (1859), probably formed from the Occitan verb mirar, 'to admire'. Wiktionary gives the same story for Mirella and for Serbo-Croatian Mirela. The meaning is therefore that of the base Mireille, with the source's caveat. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 64,067 people named Mirela, with a median age of 10; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Other spellings of Mirela
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Mirela | 64,067 |
| Mirella | 31,238 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Mireille · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Mirella · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Mirela · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Mirella · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Mirella
What does the name Mirella mean?
Mirella means “probably from the Occitan verb mirar, 'to admire'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Mirela, of which Mirella is a spelling.
How many people are named Mirella in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 31,238 people with the first name Mirella, which ranks it number 796 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Mirella a boy's or a girl's name?
Mirella is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 31,080 women and 158 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Mirella?
Mirella is a name of Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Mirella most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.031% of the state's population is named Mirella (5,001 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Mirella?
Mirela. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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