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Mirage
How to Pronounce Mirage
Pronounced mih-RAHZH /mɪˈrɑːʒ/Medium
Meaning: Mirage is a word-name taken straight from the noun mirage, 'an optical illusion,' especially a shimmering false image of water in the desert. English borrowed it from French, where it comes from se mirer, 'to be mirrored or reflected,' and behind that the Latin mirari, 'to wonder at, to marvel.' Used as a given name it keeps that sense of shimmering wonder.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Mirage is a word chosen as a name, from the French mirage, 'optical illusion.' Its deeper root is the Latin mirari, 'to wonder at,' by way of the idea of something reflected or mirrored. As a given name it belongs with the modern taste for evocative vocabulary names, and parents who chose it were reaching for its dreamy, shimmering sound rather than any traditional lineage.
Mirage was never a common given name, appearing for only about fourteen girls a year at its modest peak in the two-thousands and for barely a couple hundred all told. A girl named Mirage then is about twenty now, and the name sits with other atmospheric word-names that draw a small but steady interest without ever becoming mainstream.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Mirage mean?
It is the word mirage, 'an optical illusion,' from French se mirer, 'to be reflected,' and Latin mirari, 'to wonder at.'
How do you pronounce Mirage?
It is said mih-RAHZH /mɪˈrɑːʒ/ - two syllables, stress on the last.
Is Mirage a boy or girl name?
Mirage is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Mirage?
It was always rare and saw its small peak around the two-thousands as an evocative modern word-name.