Mireille () is a

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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 ...

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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 ...

'' (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: * Mireille Balin (1909–1968), French actress *

Mireille Chinain Mireille Chinain is a marine scientist from French Polynesia. Life Chinain is a graduate of the French National Centre for Scientific Research and the University of French Polynesia. From 1990 to 2000, Chinain was a scientist in the medical oce ...

, marine scientist from French Polynesia *

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 *

Mireille Delunsch Mireille Delunsch (born 2 November 1962) is a French soprano. She was born in Mulhouse, and studied musicology and voice at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg. Her debut was at the Opéra national du Rhin in Mulhouse, in Mussorgsky's '' Boris Godun ...

(born 1962), French operatic soprano * Mireille Enos (born 1975), American actress *

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 *

Mireille Guiliano Mireille Guiliano (born April 14, 1946, in Moyeuvre-Grande, France) is a French-American author and former corporate executive at LVMH. Education Mireille Guiliano was born in 1946 in Moyeuvre-Grande, France. She completed a year of her educatio ...

(born 1946), French-American author *

Mireille Hartuch Mireille Hartuch (30 September 1906 – 29 December 1996) was a French singer, composer, and actress. She was generally known by the stage name "Mireille," it being a common practice of the time to use a single name for the stage. Biography Mirei ...

(1906–1996), French singer and composer, known by the stage name "Mireille" *

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 * Mireille Mathieu (born 1946), French singer * Mireille Nguimgo (born 1976), Cameroonian sprinter * Mireille Perrier (born 1959), French actress * Mireille Richard (born 1989), Swiss ski mountaineer *

Mireille Robert Mireille Robert (born 1 March 1962) is a French politician representing La République En Marche! She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing Aude's 3rd constituency. She lost her seat in the first round of ...

(born 1963), French politician * Mireille Roccatti, Mexican scholar and jurist * 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 ''French in Action'' is a French language course, developed by Professor Pierre Capretz of Yale University. The course includes workbooks, textbooks, and a 52-episode television series. The television series — the best-known aspect of the cours ...

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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 ...

* Mireille Bouquet, in the anime series ''Noir'' *Mireille Caquet, in the animated series ''

Miraculous Ladybug ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' (also known as ''Miraculous Ladybug'', ''Miraculous'', or ''Ladybug'') is a computer-animated magical girl superhero television series. The series focuses on two Parisian teenagers, Marinette Dupa ...

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