Miriam - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Miriam \m(i)-

is pronounced MEER-ee-em. It is of Hebrew origin. An older version of the name Mary. Biblical: the sister of Moses, who saved his life as a baby when she hid him in a basket among the rushes at the river's edge for the Pharoah's daughter to find. The name was revived in the 18th century. Singer Miriam Makeba.

Miriam has 15 variant forms: Mariam, Maryam, Meriam, Meryam, Mimi, Mirham, Mirjam, Mirjana, Mirriam, Miryam, Mitzi, Mitzie, Miyana, Miyanna and Myriam.

For more information, see also the related name Marianne.

A baby name that sounds like Miriam is Mairim.

Miriam is a very common first name for women (#285 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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