Mireille () is a
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
given name, derived from the
Provençal
Provençal may refer to:
*Of Provence, a region of France
* Provençal dialect, a dialect of the Occitan language, spoken in the southeast of France
*''Provençal'', meaning the whole Occitan language
*Franco-Provençal language, a distinct Roman ...
Occitan name ''
Mirèio'' (or ''Mirèlha'' in the classical norm of Occitan, ). It could be related to the Occitan verb ''mirar'' "to look, to admire" or to the given names ''Miriam'' "Myriam", ''Maria'' "Mary". It was almost never given to babies in France, except in families originating from Provence and around the Mediterranean sea. Notable people with the name include:
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Mireille Balin (1909–1968), French actress
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Mireille Chinain, marine scientist from French Polynesia
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Mireille Darc
Mireille Darc (; 15 May 1938 – 28 August 2017) was a French model and actress. She appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film '' Weekend''. Darc was a Knight of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the National Order of Me ...
(1938–2017), French model and actress
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Mireille Delunsch (born 1962), French operatic soprano
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Mireille Enos (born 1975), American actress
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Mireille Gingras
Mireille Gingras, Lady Gillings, (born 1962) is a US-based Canadian neurobiologist and entrepreneur. She founded HUYA Bioscience International, a biotech consulting firm in 2004, and is the San Diego, California, company's CEO and Executive Chai ...
(born 1971), Canadian-American neurobiologist and entrepreneur
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Mireille Guiliano (born 1946), French-American author
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Mireille Hartuch (1906–1996), French singer and composer, known by the stage name "Mireille"
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Mireille Johnston
Mireille Johnston, PhD, ('' née'' Mireille Busticaccia; 4 October 1935 – 5 October 2000) was a French/American cook, author and scholar who also hosted television shows on the BBC.
Biography
Johnston was born Mireille Busticaccia in Nice on 4 ...
(1935–2000), French-American cook and author
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Mireille Mathieu (born 1946), French singer
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Mireille Nguimgo (born 1976), Cameroonian sprinter
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Mireille Perrier (born 1959), French actress
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Mireille Richard (born 1989), Swiss ski mountaineer
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Mireille Robert (born 1963), French politician
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Mireille Roccatti, Mexican scholar and jurist
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Mireille Soria, American film producer
Fictional characters
*Mireille, in the anime/manga series ''
.hack//Legend of the Twilight''
*Mireille Belleau, the central character in the French language program ''
French in Action'', played by
Valérie Allain
Valérie Allain (born 3 April 1966) is a French actress.
She portrayed " Mireille" in the 1987 instructional television series '' French in Action'', which acquired a cult following largely because of the appeal of the romantic comedic theme of ...
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Mireille Bouquet, in the anime series ''Noir''
*Mireille Caquet, in the animated series ''
Miraculous Ladybug''
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French feminine given names