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Mireille

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Mireille ♀ French: apparently first used, in the Provençal form Mireio, as the title of a verse romance by the poet Frédéric Mistral (1830–1914). The name is probably a derivative of Provençal mirar ‘to admire’ (compare Miranda). The poet himself declared it to be a form of Miriam, but this was apparently in order to overcome the objections of a priest to baptizing his god-daughter with a non-liturgical name. The name is also used occasionally in the English-speaking world.

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Mireille

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Mireille ♀ (French) From Provençal Mireio, probably a derivative of Provençal mirar ‘to admire’.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mireille." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Mireille1.html

PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mireille." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Mireille1.html

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