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What does Miriam mean?
Miriam 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced MEER-ee-em. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Miriam is "star of the sea". From Miryam, an older version of the name Mary. Other possible meanings are "wished-for child", "rebellion" or "sea of bitterness". 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.
STARTS WITH Mi-
ASSOCIATED WITH star, sea, biblical, life, river, 18th century
Variations
VARIANTS Mairim, Mariam▲, Maryam▲, Meriam, Meryam, Mimi, Mirham, Mirian, Mirja, Mirjam, Mirjana, Mirriam, Miryam, Mitzi▼, Mitzie, Miyana, Miyanna, Myriam
RELATIONS VIA MARY Malia▲, Mara▲, Maria▼, Marian▼, Mariana, Mariann, Marice, Marie▼, Mariel▼, Marin, Marion▼, Marita, Marja, Marjan, Marla▼, Marya, Mayria, Meriel, Moira, Morag, Murial, Muriel▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Miriam Zia (M.Z.), ..
How popular is Miriam?
Miriam is a very prominent first name for women (#285 out of 4276, Top 7%) but an unusual surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Miriam reached its apex rank of #146 in the U.S. in the 1910s, and is at #303 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Malia (#254 VIA LATEST LIST), Mara (#681), Maria (#116), Mariam (#548), Marian (#1210), Mariana (#286), Mariann, Marianne, Marie (#576), Mariel, Marin (#1382), Marion (#1605), Marita, Marla, Mary (#126), Maryam (#565), Meriam, Mimi, Mirian, Mitzi, Mitzie, Moira (#1606), Muriel and Myriam are the prominent varying forms of Miriam (#303) ranked in the Top 2000. These forms of Miriam were favored by parents a century ago (ADOPTION OF 8.2%) and have become significantly less popular since (ADOPTION 0.7%, ▼92%). Mary has been the most prevalent, though Maryam has become trendy as well, while versions such as Marie are no longer trendy.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Eirian, Kiria, Kiriah, Mairin, Mariah▼, Marial, Mariane, Marien, Marina, Marine, Marinn, Marna, Marnia, Maryan, Meirna, Merial, Merna, Mira▲, Mirah, Miran, Mirana, Miri, Miriana, Mirka, Mirla, Mirna, Mirra, Mirta, Moria, Moriah, Morine, Morna, Muirna, Murna, Myriah, Myrna▼, Siria and Tirian. These names tend to be less commonly used than Miriam.
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