Miriam

Etymology 1
From, possibly from , from a root מר (m-r) meaning "to be bitter". The meaning of this name which is the Old Testament equivalent of has been debated for centuries. Some other explanations are mutiny / rebellion / disobedience from a root מרי (m-r-y).

Proper noun

 * 1) The sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.
 * , mother of Jesus, chiefly in contexts emphasizing her historical or Jewish identity.
 * , mother of Jesus, chiefly in contexts emphasizing her historical or Jewish identity.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 米利暗
 * Hokkien: 米利暗, Mi-lí-ám
 * Mandarin: 米利暗
 * Coptic: ⲙⲣⲓϩⲁⲙ, ⲙⲣⲓⲁⲙ
 * Danish: Mirjam
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: Mirjam
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Gujarati: મરિયમ
 * Hausa: Maryamu
 * Hawaiian: Miriama
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Latin:
 * Maore Comorian: Mariama
 * Maori: Miriama
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, Miriam
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * Arabic:
 * Catalan: Míriam
 * Czech: Miriam
 * Danish: Miriam, Mirjam
 * Dutch:, , Myriam
 * Estonian: Mirjam
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hausa: Maryamu
 * Hawaiian: Miliama
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Indonesian: Mariam
 * Italian:
 * Maori: Miriama
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Portuguese: Miriam
 * Russian: Мариа́мна, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman:
 * Spanish:, , Míryam, Miryan,
 * Swahili: Mariamu
 * Swedish:, Miriam
 * Turkish:

Usage notes
Matronymics
 * son of Miriam: Miriamarson
 * daughter of Miriam: Miriamardóttir

Proper noun

 * 1)  Miriam

Etymology
Borrowed from. .