Miriam (given name)
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| Gender | female |
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| Word/name | Hebrew (Egyptian?) |
| Meaning | unknown; various |
| Nickname(s) | Mimi, Miri, Mim, Mira |
| Related names | Maryam, Maria, Mary |
Miriam (Hebrew: מִרְיָם, Modern Miryam, Tiberian Miryām) is a feminine given name recorded in Biblical Hebrew, recorded in the Book of Exodus as the name of the sister of Moses, the prophetess Miriam.
Spelling variants include French Myriam, German Mirjam, Mirijam; hypocoristic forms include Mira, and Mimi (commonly given in Israel).
The name's etymology is unclear. Since many Levite names are of Egyptian origin, the name could come from the Egyptian mr "love", as in the Egyptian names mry.t-jmn (Merit-Amun) "beloved of Amun" and mry.t-rꜥ (Merytre) "beloved of Ra".
A Judeo-Aramaic variant of this name, Maryām (Μαριάμ) is recorded in the New Testament as the name of several women, including Mary, mother of Jesus and St. Mary Magdalene. Variants of this name include Latin Maria, whence French Marie and English Mary.
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