Miriam

English

Etymology

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).

Proper noun

Miriam

1. Sister of Moses and Aaron, and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.
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     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.

2. A female given name from Hebrew.

Translations

sister of Moses and Aaron

• Arabic: مَرْيَم (ar) f (maryam)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 米利暗 (mai⁵ lei⁶ am³)

  Mandarin: 米利暗 (Mǐlì'àn)

  Min Nan: 米利暗 (Bí-lī-àm), Mi-lí-ám

• Danish: Mirjam
• Dutch: Mirjam (nl)
• Estonian: Mirjam
• Finnish: Mirjam (fi)
• French: Miryam (fr) f
• German: Miriam (de) f, Mirjam (de) f
• Greek: Μαρία (el) f (María)
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• Hausa: Maryamu
• Hawaiian: Miriama
• Hebrew: מִרְיָם (he) f (mir'yám)
• Hindi: मरियम (hi) f (mariyam)
• Latin: Maria (la)
• Maore Comorian: Mariama
• Maori: Miriama
• Norwegian: Mirjam (no)
• Portuguese: Miriã (pt) f
• Russian: Мириа́м (ru) f (Miriám)
• Spanish: María (es), Miriam (es)
• Swedish: Mirjam (sv)
• Turkish: Meryem (tr)

female given name

• Arabic: مَرْيَم (ar) f (maryam)
• Catalan: Míriam f
• Czech: Miriam f
• Danish: Miriam, Mirjam
• Dutch: Miriam (nl), Mirjam (nl), Myriam
• Estonian: Mirjam
• Finnish: Mirjami (fi)
• French: Myriam (fr) f
• German: Miriam (de) f, Mirjam (de) f
• Hausa: Maryamu
• Hindi: मरियम (hi) f (mariyam)
• Hawaiian: Miliama
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• Hebrew: מִרְיָם (he) f (mir'yám)
• Indonesian: Mariam
• Italian: Miriam (it) f
• Maori: Miriama
• Norwegian: Miriam (no), Mirjam (no)
• Portuguese: Miriam f
• Russian: Мариа́мна f (Mariámna), Мари́я (ru) f (Maríja), Ма́рья (ru) f (Márʹja)
• Spanish: Miriam (es) f, María (es) f
• Swahili: Mariamu
• Swedish: Mirjam (sv), Miriam
• Turkish: Meryem (tr)

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Czech

Proper noun

Miriam f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Miriam.

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Danish

Proper noun

Miriam

1. a female given name, variant of Mirjam.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Mir‧iam

Proper noun

Miriam f

1. a female given name, variant of Mirjam.

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Faroese

Proper noun

Miriam f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

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

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Miriam
Accusative	Miriam
Dative	Miriam
Genitive	Miriamar

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German

Alternative forms

• Mirjam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪʁi̯aːm]

• Audio (Austria):

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• Hyphenation: Mi‧ri‧am

Proper noun

Miriam f

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

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Miriam

1. a female given name, variant of Mirjam.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Miriã

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ɾi.ɐ̃/, /ˈmi.ɾjɐ̃/

Proper noun

Miriam f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Miriam

Related terms

• Maria

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiriam/

Proper noun

Miriam f

1. a female given name

Derived terms

• Miriamin

References

• “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, 2024

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Spanish

Proper noun

Miriam f

1. a female given name from Hebrew

Related terms

• María

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Swedish

Proper noun

Miriam c (genitive Miriams)

1. a female given name, variant of Mirjam.