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Meaning and origin
Miriam is a Hebrew girl name. The meaning of the name is `their rebellion`.


Where is it used?
The name Miriam is mainly used in Jewish, English and in the bible.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Mair (In Welsh)
María (In Spanish)
Mŕiri (In Scottish)
Marya (In Russian)
Mariam (In Muslim)
Maryam (In Muslim)
Moirrey (In Manx)
Mirele (In Jewish)
Máirín (In Irish)
Máire (In Irish)
Mária (In Hungarian)
Mara (In Hungarian)
Mele (In Hawaiian)
Maleah (In Hawaiian)
Malia (In Hawaiian)
Myriam (In French and in English)
Marie (In French and in Czech)
Mirja (In Finnish)
Mirjami (In Finnish)
Maija (In Finnish)
Mary (In English and in the bible)
Marilyn (In English)
Mamie (In English)
Mirjam (In Dutch and in German)
Marija (In Croatian, Slovene, Serbian and in Lithuanian)
Melle (In Other languages)
Mariamne (In Other languages)


In combination with other names:
In English: Maryann (F)
In English: Maryanne (F)
In English: Marylou (F)
In English: Rosemary (F)
In English: Marian (F)
In English: Marilene (F)
In English: Marilena (F)


For the opposite sex use:
In Other languages: Marian (M)


See also
In Welsh, Finnish and in Hungarian: Mari (F)
In Russian: Masha (F)
In Italian, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Romanian and in English: Maria (F)
In English: Molly (F)
In English: Mollie (F)
In English: Marion (F)
In English: Mariel (F)
In Dutch: Marijke (F)
In Czech, Slovak and in Hungarian: Marika (F)


What Miriam`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Miriam:
   Quite simply it is a lovely name... it's a feminine name and is not pretentious yet is still unique
   The worst thing about the name:
   nothing.. I love being called Miriam
   If my name wasn`t Miriam....:
   My parents opted for Miriam after considering Melanie and Melissa - I am glad they chose Miriam
   Extra information:
   I am called Mir by close friends & Family which I also really like...
2. The best thing about the name Miriam:
   its cool AND UNIQ!!
   The worst thing about the name:
   nothings bad about it
   If my name wasn`t Miriam....:
   yes, me! Im Miriam!!!!
   Extra information:
   just go for it!

More `Miriam` links
Miriam as abbreviation
Actors named Miriam
Miriam in the encyclopedia