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Mireille

A name relating to concepts of admiration and wonder, created in literary contexts.

Meaning and origin

Mireille was created as a literary name by the 19th-century Occitan poet Frédéric Mistral for his epic poem Mirèio.

How to pronounce Mireille

French (France)mee-RAY /mi.ʁɛj/

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