Miriam

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Etymology

From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam), possibly from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), bitter, from a root מר (MR) meaning "to be bitter". The meaning of this name which is the Old Testament equivalent of Mary has been debated for centuries. Some say that it mean mutiny / rebellion / disobedience from a root מרי.

Proper noun

Miriam

1. Sister of Moses and Aaron, and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.
2. A female given name.

Quotations

• 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), 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.

Translations

sister of Moses and Aaron

• Danish: Mirjam (da)
• Dutch: Mirjam (nl)
• Estonian: Mirjam (et)
• Finnish: Mirjam (fi)
• French: Miryam (fr)
• German: Mirjam (de)
• Greek: Μαρία (el) (María) 
• Hawaiian: Miriama

• Hebrew: מרים (he) (Mir'yám) f
• Latin: Maria (la)
• Norwegian: Mirjam (no)
• Ottoman Turkish: Hazret-i Meryem
• Spanish: María (es), Miriam (es)
• Swedish: Mirjam (sv)
• Turkish: Meryem (tr)

female given name

• Arabic: مريم (ar) (máryam)
• Catalan: Miriam
• Czech: Miriam (cs) f
• Danish: Miriam (da), Mirjam (da)
• Dutch: Miriam (nl), Mirjam (nl), Myriam (nl)
• Estonian: Mirjam (et)
• Finnish: Mirjami (fi)
• French: Myriam (fr)
• German: Miriam (de), Mirjam (de)

• Hawaiian: Miliama
• Hebrew: מִרְיָם (he) (Miryam)
• Indonesian: Mariam
• Italian: Miriam (it)
• Norwegian: Miriam (no), Mirjam (no)
• Russian: Мариамна (ru) (Mariamna), Мария (ru) (Marija), Марья (ru) (Marʹja)
• Spanish: Miriam (es), María (es)
• Swedish: Mirjam (sv), Miriam (sv)
• Turkish: Meryem (tr)

See also

• Appendix:Names_derived_from_Miryam

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Czech

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Proper noun

Miriam f

1. A female given name, cognate to Miriam.

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Danish

Proper noun

Miriam

1. A female given name, variant of Mirjam.

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Dutch

Proper noun

Miriam ?

1. A female given name, variant of Mirjam.

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German

Proper noun

Miriam

1. A female given name, variant of Mirjam.

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Miriam

1. A female given name, variant of Mirjam.

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Spanish

Proper noun

Miriam f

1. A female given name

Related terms

• María

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Swedish

Proper noun

Miriam

1. A female given name, variant of Mirjam.