Meaning of name Miranda

The names of some famous persons by the name Miranda (or its variants) are:

Eurico Angelo de Oliveira Miranda, born on 7 June, a famous president. Eurico Angelo de Oliveira Miranda's background: The president of Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama since 2001, Eurico Miranda was elected as the club's administration side candidate in 2000, succeeded Antônio Soares Calçada, and was reelected in 2002. He was also a federal deputy.

Carmen Miranda, born on 9 February, a famous singer. Carmen Miranda's background: A Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer and motion picture star most active in the 1940s. She was nicknamed Carmen by her father, because of his love of the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. Carmen's legacy was instrumental in synthesizing, divulging and popularizing samba. Carmen arrived in the United States in 1939 with her band, the Bando da Lua, and achieved stardom in the early 1940s. She was encouraged by the United States government in her American career as part of President Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor Policy, designed to strengthen links with Latin America and Europe; it was believed that in delivering content like hers, the policy would be better received by the American public. She was the country's highest-paid entertainer for several years in the 1940s, and in 1945, was the highest-paid woman in the United States, earning more than $200,000 that year, according to IRS records. Carmen made a total of 14 Hollywood films between 1940 and 1953. As a singer, she sold more than 10