Miriam

From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam), possibly from Aramaic מרים (Maryām, “bitter”), from a root מר (m-r) meaning "to be bitter". The meaning of this name which is the Old Testament equivalent of Mary has been debated for centuries. Some other explanations are mutiny / rebellion / disobedience from a root מרי (m-r-y).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪɹɪəm/

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• Rhymes: -ɪɹɪəm
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəm

Miriam

2. (biblical) The sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 15:20:

     And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

3. Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, chiefly in contexts emphasizing her historical or Jewish identity.
4. A female given name from Hebrew.

• Mim
• Mims

Miriam

1. Alternative spelling of Meriam.

• Miriama, Mirjam

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪrɪjam]

Miriam f (indeclinable, relational adjective Miriamin)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Miriam

Miriam

1. a female given name, variant of Mirjam

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪr.jɑm/, (spelling pronunciation) /ˈmɪ.ri.ɑm/

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• Hyphenation: Mir‧iam

Miriam f

1. a female given name, variant of Mirjam

Miriam f

1. a female given name

Matronymics

• son of Miriam: Miriamarson
• daughter of Miriam: Miriamardóttir

• Mirjam

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪʁi̯aːm]

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• Hyphenation: Mi‧ri‧am

Miriam f

1. (biblical) Miriam
2. a female given name

Miriam f

1. a female given name

Miriam

1. a female given name, variant of Mirjam

• Miriã, Míriam, Míriã

Borrowed from Hebrew מִרְיָם. Doublet of Maria.

Miriam f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Miriam

• Maria

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiriam/

Miriam f

1. a female given name

• Miriamin

• “Miriam”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

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Miriam c (genitive Miriams)

1. a female given name, variant of Mirjam