Miura

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Pronounced mee-OO-ruh /miˈu.rə/Medium

Meaning: Miura is a well-known Japanese surname and place name, usually read as 'three bays' (mi, three, plus ura, bay or inlet) — the Miura Peninsula south of Tokyo carries it. It is also famous as the name of a Lamborghini sports car, itself named for a Spanish bull-breeding family. As a girl's first name the route is uncertain, which we note.Low

In 30 seconds: A surname turned first name: Miura is Japanese for 'three bays' (said 'mee-OO-ruh'). It is also a famous sports car, and the route here is uncertain.

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MeaningMiura is a well-known Japanese surname and place name, usually read as 'three bays' (mi, three, plus ura, bay or inlet) — the Miura Peninsula south of Tokyo carries it. It is also famous as the name of a Lamborghini sports car, itself named for a Spanish bull-breeding family. As a girl's first name the route is uncertain, which we note.

U.S. rank (2024)#14661 ↗ Rising

2024 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2019

Total births (all-time)≈ 45

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Miura is a common Japanese surname and place name, read as 'three bays' — the Miura Peninsula juts into the sea south of Tokyo. The word travelled: Lamborghini borrowed it for a sports car in the nineteen-sixties (naming it, in turn, after a Spanish bull-breeding house). As a girl's given name in the U.S. it is rare and its route is genuinely uncertain, which we note (said 'mee-OO-ruh').

It appears only rarely for girls in the U.S. Rare, surname-style, and richly cross-referenced.

Did you know? Miura names a peninsula of bays south of Tokyo — and, quite separately, one of the most beautiful cars ever built, the Lamborghini Miura. Which of those a family has in mind is uncertain, which we note (said 'mee-OO-ruh').

Overall data confidence 34%

References — Miura — Japanese surname 'three bays'; Miura Peninsula; Lamborghini Miura

Variations

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Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Miura mean?

Miura is a Japanese surname usually read as 'three bays'. As a girl's first name the route is uncertain, which we note.

How do you pronounce Miura?

It's said mee-OO-ruh /miˈu.rə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Miura a boy or girl name?

Miura is used here as a girl's name; in Japan it is chiefly a surname.

How popular is Miura?

Miura is a rare name for girls in the U.S.