name
Miruts
mee-ROOTS
/miːˈruːts/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
miruts
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Tigrinya (Eritrea)
- Meaning
- Gift; blessing; what is given freely
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Mearouts, Miruts
Common mispronunciations
Saying MIR-uts with a short first vowel; the first syllable is a long /iː/
Pronunciation tips
Two syllables; stress the second; famously borne by Miruts Yifter, the Ethiopian distance runner and double Olympic champion at the 1980 Moscow Games
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