Mirilla as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mirilla

What is the meaning of the name Mirilla ?

The baby name Mirilla is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mee-RIL-ə (IPA: /miˈrɪlə/).

Mirilla is Italian, Latin in Origin.

Mirilla is a rare feminine given name in the Romance-and-Slavic Mir- family, most plausibly a Spanish diminutive built on Mira/Mirella with the suffix -illa, paralleling Italian Mirella. The root ties to Latin mirari “to wonder, admire,” yielding senses like “admirable” or “wonderful.” It may also be read as a Mira-variant from Slavic mir “peace, world,” adding a “peaceful” nuance. Hence Mirilla can convey “little marvel,” “admired one,” or “peace.”

Usage is uncommon: the name appears sporadically in Iberian and Latin American records and in multicultural communities from the late nineteenth century onward, influenced by the wider popularity of Mireille/Mirella after Gounod’s opera Mireille. Variant spellings and cognates include Mirella, Mirela, Miriella, and Mirila; related forms are Mireia/Mireya (Catalan/Spanish), Mireille (French), and Mira. Diminutives and nicknames include Miri, Mira, Rilla, and Ella, giving Mirilla both distinction and familiarity.

⚙ Mirilla is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 9 times, across 6 countries.