Girl name · Hindi
Meera
“prosperous, ocean”
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Common nicknames
Short-forms and diminutives parents often use for Meera.
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About the name
Meera belongs first to Mirabai, the sixteenth-century Rajput princess who left her marriage to write devotional poems to Krishna and wander as a mendicant. Several hundred of her songs are still sung, which makes her one of the very few medieval women whose voice survives in her own words.
The etymology is secondary to that and genuinely contested — prosperous from Sanskrit, or sea from Persian mir. Reference books split.
Two syllables, said MEE-ra. Mira is the same name with the Sanskrit long vowel written short. On our vibe map it is Soft & Dreamy with a Mythological source.
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Is Meera a boy or girl name?
Meera is traditionally a girl name of Hindi origin.
What does the name Meera mean?
Meera means “prosperous, ocean” of Hindi origin. Meera belongs first to Mirabai, the sixteenth-century Rajput princess who left her marriage to write devotional poems to Krishna and wander as a mendicant. Several hundred of her songs are still sung, which makes her one of the very few medieval women whose voice survives in her own words.
Where does the name Meera come from?
Meera is Hindi in origin. The etymology is secondary to that and genuinely contested — prosperous from Sanskrit, or sea from Persian mir. Reference books split.
What are common nicknames for Meera?
Mira and Meer — the short-forms parents most often use for Meera.
How popular is Meera?
Meera did not make the top 1,000 girls' names in US Social Security Administration data for 2025, which makes it genuinely rare in the US.
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