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Miriam

Miriam

English

Proper noun

Miriam

  1. Sister of Moses and Aaron, and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.
    • 1611, Bible (KJV), 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.
  2. A female given name.

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Names_derived_from_Miryam

Czech

Proper noun

Miriam f

  1. A female given name, cognate to Miriam.

Danish

Proper noun

Miriam

  1. A female given name, variant of Mirjam.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Miriam ?

  1. A female given name, variant of Mirjam.

Faroese

Proper noun

Miriam f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Miriam: Miriamarson
  • daughter of Miriam: Miriamardóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Miriam
Accusative Miriam
Dative Miriam
Genitive Miriamar

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɪʁi̯aːm]
  • Hyphenation: Mi‧ri‧am

Proper noun

Miriam

  1. A female given name, variant of Mirjam.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Miriam

  1. A female given name, variant of Mirjam.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ɾi.ɐ̃/, /ˈmi.ɾjɐ̃/

Proper noun

Miriam f

  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Miriam

Related terms


Slovak

Proper noun

Miriam f

  1. A female given name

Derived terms

References

  • Miriam in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Spanish

Proper noun

Miriam f

  1. A female given name

Related terms


Swedish

Proper noun

Miriam

  1. A female given name, variant of Mirjam.