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What does the name Miriam mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Miriam

User Submitted Origins

Hebrew
64%
English
22%
Jewish
3%
Arabic
3%
Vietnamese
3%
Scottish
3%
Spanish
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Miriam is of Hebrew origin and means "Star of the sea, the prophet's sister".
  2. A user from Wisconsin, U.S. says the name Miriam is of Hebrew origin and means "Longed-for or wished for, bitter or rebellious".
  3. According to a user from California, U.S., the name Miriam is of Hebrew origin and means "Star of the sea, sea of bitterness".
  4. A submission from Georgia, U.S. says the name Miriam means "Rebellion, wished for".
  5. A user from the United Arab Emirates says the name Miriam is of Hebrew origin and means "Mary or the sister of Moses".
  6. A submission from Ohio, U.S. says the name Miriam means "The mother of the prophet isa" and is of Arabic origin.
  7. A submission from Ghana says the name Miriam means "In the Bible, Miriam means Blessing" and is of English origin.
  8. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Miriam is of Jewish origin and means "It is a biblical name".
  9. A submission from Kentucky, U.S. says the name Miriam means "Exalted" and is of Hebrew origin.
  10. A submission from Canada says the name Miriam means "Gift".
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From Hebrew מִרְיָם‎ (Miryam), possibly from Aramaic מרים‎ (Maryām, “bitter”), from a root (m-r) meaning "to be bitter". The meaning of this name which is the Old Testament equivalent of Mary has been debated for centuries. Some other explanations are mutiny / rebellion / disobedience from a root (m-r-y).

  1. Sister of Moses and Aaron, and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.
  2. A female given name from Hebrew.

Miriam was also found in the following language(s): Czech, Danish, Dutch, Faroese, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, and Swedish

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Notable Persons Named Miriam

Notable Persons Named Miriam

Belle Knox

Belle was given the name Miriam Weeks on June 9th, 1995.

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Mimi Rogers

Mimi Rogers is an actress. She has been prominent since 1981. Mimi was given the name Miriam Spickler on January 27th, 1956 in Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.

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Miriam Defensor Santiago

Miriam Defensor Santiago is a Senator of the Philippines, Secretary of Agrarian Reform, Senate of the Philippines, and Secretary of Agrarian Reform (Philippines). Miriam was born on June 15th, 1945 in Iloilo City.

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Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes is an actress. She has had major accomplishments since 1965. Miriam was born on May 18th, 1941 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

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Talisa Soto

Talisa Soto is an actress, model, and model (people). She has had major accomplishments since 1984. Talisa was given the name Miriam Talisa Soto on March 27th, 1967 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Talisa is also known as Desiree More.

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Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba was a marabi, world music, folk music, pop rock, jazz, and afro-soul singer-songwriter and actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1954 to 2008. Miriam was given the name Zenzile Miriam Makeba on March 4th, 1932 in Johannesburg. Miriam is also known as Mama Africa. She left this life on November 9th, 2008.

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  • Jessi Colter
    Singer-songwriter
  • Miriam Hopkins
    Actress
  • Miriam Ferguson
    First Lady of Texas
  • Míriam Colón
    Actress
  • NERVO
    Musician
  • Miriam Leone
    Actress
  • Miriam González Durántez
  • Starhawk
  • Miriam Yeung Chin-wah
    Singing
  • Miriam Stein
    Actress
  • Miriam Stockley
    Singing
  • Mimi Macpherson
    Founder of Mimi Macpherson Whale Watch Expeditions
  • Miriam Bryant
    Singing
  • Lucía Lapiedra

Notable Persons With the Last Name Miriam

Notable Persons With the Last Name Miriam

Miriam

Miriam was given the name Unconfirmed in Hermosillo.

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Deepa Miriam

Deepa was born in 1981 in Kerala. Deepa is also known as Deepa Jacob.

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Corsini Miriam

Corsini was born on May 5th, 1989 in Milan.

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Fun Facts about the name Miriam

  • What name lists does Miriam rank for?
    #41Classic Girl Names
    #36Unique Girl Names
    #11Girl Names Unique to the Northeast
    #6Girl Names Unique to the Mideast
  • How Popular is the name Miriam? Miriam is the 615th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Miriam have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 110,699 babies born with the first name Miriam in the United States. That's more than enough people named Miriam to occupy the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with an estimated population of 109,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Miriam? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 28 new born babies.
  • When was Miriam first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Miriam is Wednesday, January 14th, 1829.
  • What year had the most people named Miriam born? The highest recorded use of the first name Miriam was in 1924 with a total of 1,834 babies. That's a lot of babies named Miriam!
  • Random Miriam Factoid: According to the 1931 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Miriam ranks 100th in popularity as a baby girl's name in South Carolina. Imagine that, 46 babies in South Carolina have the same name in 1931.
  • Weird things about the name Miriam: The name spelled backwards is Mairim. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Raimim. How do you pronounce that?
    • Miriam name meaning

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