Miranda's Name

Miranda's full name is either Miranda Elizabeth Cosgrove, or Miranda Taylor Cosgrove. We like to call it the middle name controversy- details on this page.

Miranda

Meaning: Admirable, wonderful. The name was created by Shakespeare for the heroine in his play 'The Tempest'. This is also the name of one of the moons of Uranus.
Origin: Latin
Syllables: 3
Number of Characters: 7
Pronunciation: mu-RAN-da/mi-RAN-da

Elizabeth

Meaning: "My God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance". In the Old Testament Elisheba is the wife of Aaron. In the New Testament Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist. It was also borne by the 12th-century Saint Elizabeth, a daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary who became a Franciscan nun and lived in poverty. This was also the name of a ruling queen of England and an empress of Russia. Famous modern bearers include the British queen Elizabeth II and actress Elizabeth Taylor.
Origin: Greek, derived from Hebrew 'Elisheva'
Syllables: 4
Number of Characters: 9
Ponunciation: ee-LIZ-a-beth

Taylor

Meaning: A name of craft, in this case "cutter of cloth". This was originally only a surname and denoted someone who was a tailor.
Origin: Middle English
Syllables: 2
Number of Characters: 6
Ponunciation: TAY-lur

Cosgrove

Meaning: Victorious
Origin: Irish, derived from the word coscrach.
Syllables: 2
Number of Characters: 8
Pronunciation: COZ-gr-oh-ve

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