Miriam

English + (given name) Etymology 1 From en he מִרְיָם Miryam, possibly from en arc 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 en Mary has been debated for centuries. Some other explanations are mutiny / rebellion / disobedience from a root מרי (m-r-y). Alternative forms en Miryam Pronunciation en /ˈmɪɹi.əm/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Miriam.wav Southern England en ɪɹɪəm 2 en ɪəɹiəm 3 Proper noun en Q1938388en biblical character The sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed. 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. en Mary, mother of Jesus, chiefly in contexts emphasizing her historical or Jewish identity. en female Hebrew. Derived terms en Mim en Mims Translations sister of Moses and Aaron Arabic: ar مَرْيَم f Chinese: Cantonese: yue 米利暗 mai5 lei6 am3 Hokkien: nan-hbl 米利暗 Bí-lī-àm, nan-hbl Mi-lí-ám Mandarin: cmn 米利暗 Mǐlì'àn Comorian: Maore Comorian: swb Mariama Coptic: cop ⲙⲣⲓϩⲁⲙ, cop ⲙⲣⲓⲁⲙ Danish: da Mirjam Dutch: nl Mirjam Estonian: et Mirjam Finnish: fi Mirjam French: fr Miryam f German: de Miriam f, de Mirjam f Greek: el Μαρία f Gujarati: gu મરિયમ f Hausa: ha Maryamu Hawaiian: haw Miriama Hebrew: he מִרְיָם f mir'yám Hindi: hi मरियम f Latin: la Maria Māori: mi Miriama Norwegian: no Mirjam Portuguese: pt Miriã f Russian: ru Мириа́м f Spanish: es María, es Miriam Swedish: sv Mirjam Turkish: tr Meryem Mary, mother of Jesus Mary Virgin Mary female given name Arabic: ar مَرْيَم f Catalan: ca Míriam f Czech: cs Miriam f Danish: da Miriam, da Mirjam Dutch: nl Miriam, nl Mirjam, nl Myriam Estonian: et Mirjam Finnish: fi Mirjami French: fr Myriam f German: de Miriam f, de Mirjam f Hausa: ha Maryamu Hawaiian: haw Miliama Hebrew: he מִרְיָם f mir'yám Hindi: hi मरियम f Indonesian: id Mariam Italian: it Miriam f Māori: mi Miriama Norwegian: no Miriam, no Mirjam Portuguese: pt Miriam f Russian: ru Мариа́мна f, ru Мари́я f, ru Ма́рья f Serbo-Croatian: Latin: sh Mìrjam f Spanish: es Míriam f, es Mirian f, es Míryam f, es Miryan f, es María f Swahili: sw Mariamu Swedish: sv Mirjam, sv Miriam Turkish: tr Meryem Etymology 2 Proper noun en Meriam. en Judaism Languages Czech cs: Alternative forms cs Miriama Mirjam Pronunciation Proper noun f 1 Miriamin cs female Miriam Danish Proper noun da proper noun da female Mirjam Dutch Pronunciation nl /ˈmɪr.jɑm/ /ˈmɪ.ri.ɑm/ spelling pronunciation nl Nl-Miriam.ogg nl Mir iam Proper noun f nl female Mirjam Faroese Proper noun fo proper noun f fo female Usage notes f Miriamarson Miriamardóttir Declension Miriam Miriam Miriam Miriamar German Alternative forms de Mirjam Pronunciation de [ˈmɪʁi̯aːm] de De-at Miriam.ogg Austria de De-Miriam.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Mi ri am Proper noun de proper noun f de biblical character Miriam de female Italian it: Proper noun f it female Norwegian Proper noun no proper noun no female Mirjam Portuguese Alternative forms pt Miriã Míriam Míriã Etymology pt :bor he:מִרְיָם + 1 Maria Pronunciation Míriã míriamm Proper noun f pt female Miriam Related terms pt Maria Slovak Pronunciation sk /ˈmiriam/ Proper noun f sk female Derived terms sk Miriamin References Swedish Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Miriam.wav Proper noun c sv female Mirjam