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 (born 1979), Catalan scientist and politician
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Mireia Epelde (born 1985), Spanish racing cyclist
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Mireia García (born 1981), Catalan swimmer
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Mireia Gutiérrez (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 an ...
(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, Catalan swimmer
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Mireia Vehí (born 1985), Catalan politician
See also
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''Mireia'' (beetle), 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
Feminine given names