What Mireya means
Mireya is a girl name of Catalan origin meaning "admired". It comes from Occitan Mirèio (from mirar: to admire, or a form of Miriam), coined by Frédéric Mistral in his poem Mirèio (1859). It is pronounced mee-REH-yah.
Invented or popularized by Mistral for his 1859 epic Mirèio; the y spelling is Mexican.
Spellings and variants: Mireia, Mireille.
Popularity: known but uncommon in Mexico.
