Mireille
Mireille is a girl name of French origin, meaning To admire; wondrous.
What Mireille means
To admire; wondrous.
Mireille sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Mireille comes from
French names descend largely from Latin and Germanic roots, reshaped by centuries of sound change. Many entered English after the Norman conquest and now exist in both forms.
Mireille is recorded as French in origin. Browse other French names.
How popular is Mireille?
You will not find Mireille in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Mireille
Two ideas meet in Mireille: grace and gentleness and French. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Mireille
These share Mireille's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Anouk — Grace, favor.
- Belle — Beautiful.
- Faye — Fairy; loyalty.
- Solene — Solemn; dignified.
- Soline — Solemn; dignified.
- Margot — Pearl.
- Charlotte — Free; petite and feminine.
- Colette — Victory of the people.
- Esme — Esteemed and beloved.
- Magnolia — Magnolia flower; dignity.
- Manon — Bitter; beloved.
- Margaux — Pearl.