From Sanskrit mira meaning 'sea, ocean', combined with bai, an honorific title used for women in Hindu dynasties. Name of a 16th-century Indian princess and poet-saint devoted to the god Krishna.
Nicknames
mira
Vibe
soulful
How it ages.
Devotional and distinctive, rooted in a revered spiritual figure, unlikely to feel dated.
The cultural moment.
A distinctive name from India, most familiar through the legacy of the 16th-century poet-saint Mirabai.