Girl · Hebrew, through South Slavic
Mirjana
Say it: MEER-yah-nah
Meaning
A South Slavic form related to Miriam and Mariana; the popular link to mir 'peace' is a folk association, not the origin.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Very popular in Yugoslavia in the mid-20th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 112 babies given this name since 1967
- At its height in 1980, about 1 in 166,000 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Мирјана
| Bulgarian | Mariana |
|---|---|
| Macedonian | Mirjana |
Famous bearers
- Mirjana Marković, Serbian politician
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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