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Miryam

What does Miryam mean?

Miryam Pronunciation of Miryam as a girls' name is of Hebrew origin, and the name Miryam means "star of the sea". Miryam is an alternate spelling of Miriam (Hebrew) and its source form. See also Marlise

STARTS WITH Mi-

ASSOCIATED WITH star, sea

Variations

VARIANTS Myriam, Mirriam, Mirham, Meryam, Meriam, Maryam, Mariam, Mairim

RELATED FORMS VIA MIRIAM Mirian, Mirja, Mirjam, Mirjana, Miyana

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Miryam Yasmeen (M.Y.), ..

How popular is Miryam?

Miryam is an unusual given name for women. Miryam is also an uncommon surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Prominent alternative forms of Miryam (NOT RANKED) rated in the Top 2000 are Miriam (#303 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Mariam (#548), Maryam (#565), Meriam, Mirian and Myriam. Other variants, like Mirja, are seldom used. These relations of Miryam reached the apex of their popularity 108 years ago (AVERAGE #1502) and have remained as common to this day (#1236, 8%), but with the form Miriam falling out of fashion. Miriam is the longstanding favorite, though Maryam has become trendy as well over time. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Mariam, Maryam, Meriam, Miriam, Mirian, Myriam in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Mariam, Maryam outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Kirya, Marian, Marna, Marnya, Marya, Maryan, Maryann, Maryn, Maryon, Meirna, Merna, Mira, Mirah, Miran, Mirana, Mireya, Miriana, Mirka, Mirla, Mirna, Mirra, Mirta, Miya, Morna, Muirna, Murna, Myrna and Tiryan. These names tend to be more frequently used than Miryam.

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