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

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

• Miriã

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

• Maria

Slovak

Proper noun

Miriam f

1. A female given name

Derived terms

• Miriamin

References

• Miriam in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Spanish

Proper noun

Miriam f

1. A female given name

Related terms

• María

Swedish

Proper noun

Miriam

1. A female given name, variant of Mirjam.