Mirela (name)

Mirela (also spelled Mirella) is a Southern and Eastern European feminine given name with a Latin origin. It is known as "the musical name" because it is made up of the notes of the scale: Mi, Re, and La. Its origin is the Italian version of the French and Occitan given names “Mireille” or "Mirèlha", related to the Occitan verb “mirar”, meaning "to look, to admire" which derives from the Latin "admīror", that means "admire, to respect, to appreciate". Notable persons with that name include:

• Mirela Cabero García (born 1990), Spanish singer
• Mirella Freni (born 1935), Italian operatic soprano
• Mirella Bentivoglio (born 1922), Italian sculptor, poet, performance artist and curator
• Mirela Brekalo (born 1956), Croatian actress
• Mirela Delibegovic, British virologist originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Mirela Demireva (born 1989), Bulgarian high jumper
• Mirela Dulgheru (born 1966), Romanian-Turkish Olympian long jumper
• Mirela Holy (born 1971), Croatian politician
• Mirela Maniani (born 1976), Greek Olympian track and field athlete
• Mirela Nichita-Pașca (born 1985), Romanian handballer
• Mirela Roznoveanu (born 1947), Romanian-American literary critic, writer, and journalist
• Mirela Rupic (born 1967), American costume and fashion designer
• Mirela Țugurlan (born 1979), Romanian artistic gymnast
• Mirela Oltean (born 1992), Romanian Clinic Manager