Admirable or worthy of admiration
Moranda is a rare variant of Miranda, a name famously coined by William Shakespeare for the heroine of his play The Tempest. It is derived from the Latin word 'mirandus', which translates to 'admirable' or 'wonderful'. While Miranda became a classic, Moranda remains a distinctive and unusual alternative with a more rhythmic, vowel-heavy sound.
Less common today
Moranda isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,782 in 1994.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
