Ramira as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ramira

What is the meaning of the name Ramira ?

The baby name Ramira is a Female name and is pronounced IPA: /raˈmiɾa/; English approximation: rah‑MEE‑rah.

Ramira is Spanish in Origin.

Ramira is the feminine counterpart of the Spanish and Portuguese name Ramiro, ultimately rooted in Visigothic Germanic elements: ragin (counsel, advice) and -mir (famous, renowned). The composite sense is "renowned counsel" or "famous for wise advice." The name entered Iberian usage through early medieval Visigothic influence and was preserved in Romance forms, appearing in Latinized records as Ramira/Ramirae.

Documented in medieval charters from León, Galicia, and Portugal, Ramira remained less common than the masculine borne by rulers such as Ramiro I of Aragon and Ramiro II of León. Variants and related forms include Raimira (Catalan/Occitan-influenced), Remira and Raymira (modern spellings), with diminutives Rami and Mira. The masculine Ramiro and the patronymic surname Ramírez are cognate. Today, Ramira sees modest use in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, bolstered by its elegant sound and overlap with Mira and Amira.