Mireia is a Catalan given name. It is a variant of the protagonist of the 1859 poem "
Mirèio
''Mirèio'' (; ''Mirèlha'' in classical norm, ) is a poem in Occitan by French writer Frédéric Mistral. It was written in 1859, after eight years of effort. Mirèio, a long poem in Provençal consisting of twelve songs, tells of the thwarted lo ...
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People with the name
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Mireia Belmonte
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Mireia Belmonte García (born 10 November 1990) is a Spanish Olympic, world, and European champion Swimming (sport), swimmer. She is the world record holder in the short course 200-metre butterfly and 400-metre individual medley. Formerl ...
(born 1990), Catalan Olympic swimmer
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Mireia Boya Busquet
Mireia Boya Busquet (born 1979) is a Catalan scientist, activist, and politician from Spain. She is a councilor of the Aran municipality of Les. Since February 2018 she has been part of the national secretariat of the Popular Unity Candidacy (C ...
(born 1979), Catalan scientist and politician
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Mireia Epelde
Mireia Epelde (born 29 October 1985) is a Spanish racing cyclist. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is th ...
(born 1985), Spanish racing cyclist
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Mireia García
Mireia García Sánchez (born 31 July 1981 in Viladecans, Catalonia) is a former butterfly swimmer from Spain, who competed for her native country at 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Prior to that tournament she won the bro ...
(born 1981), Catalan swimmer
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Mireia Gutiérrez
Mireia Gutiérrez Cabanes (born 9 October 1988) is an Andorran female former skier. She represented Andorra in the 2010 Winter Olympics, in the Alpine skiing events. She also took part in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009
The F ...
(born 1988), Andorran Olympic skier
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Mireia Lalaguna
Mireia Lalaguna Royo (born 21 November 1992) is a Spanish model, actress and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2015. She was previously crowned Miss World Spain 2015, becoming the first woman from Spain to win Miss World.
Early life and ...
(born 1992), Catalan actress and model
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Mireia Miró Varela
Mireia Miró Varela (born 31 July 1988) is a Spanish ski mountaineer and long-distance runner.
Miró was born in Barcelona. She started ski mountaineering in 2005 and competed first in the Cronoescalada race in Cerler in 2006. In the same year ...
(born 1988), Catalan ski mountaineer and long-distance runner
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Mireia Riera Casanovas
Mireia Riera Casanovas (born in Lloret de Mar, Barcelona) is an S7 swimmer from Spain. She has cerebral palsy. She competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August ...
, Catalan swimmer
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Mireia Vehí
Mireia Vehí i Cantenys (born 9 February 1985) is a Spanish sociologist and politician from Catalonia, who currently serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. She was previously a member of the Parliament of Catalonia.
Early life an ...
(born 1985), Catalan politician
See also
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''Mireia'' (genus), a genus of
flower chafer
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit an ...
beetles
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Miriam (given name)
Miriam () is a feminine given name recorded in Biblical Hebrew, recorded in the Book of Exodus as the name of the sister of Moses, the prophetess Miriam.
Spelling variants include French ''Myriam'', German ''Mirjam, Mirijam''; hypocoristic for ...
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Catalan feminine given names