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Etymology
From Hebrew �ר��|�ִרְ�ָ� (Miryam), possibly from Aramaic �ר�� (Mary�m), bitter, from a root �ר (<small>MR</small>) meaning "to be bitter". The meaning of this name which is the Old Testament equivalent of Mary has been debated for centuries.

Proper noun
Miriam

1. biblical character Sister of Moses and Aaron, and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed. She appears first in the book of Exodus in the Hebrew Bible.
2. given name|female.

Quotations
1611 King James Version of the Bible: 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.

Translations
trans-top|sister of Moses and Aaron
Danish: Mirjam
Finnish: Mirjam
French: Miryam
German: Mirjam
Greek: �α�ία (María)
trans-mid
Latin: Maria
Norwegian: Mirjam
Swedish: Mirjam
Spanish: María, Miriam
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trans-top|female given name
Arabic: ARchar|�ر�� (máryam)
Catalan: Miriam
Danish: Miriam, Mirjam
Dutch: Miriam, Mirjam, Myriam
Finnish: Mirjami
French: Myriam
German: Miriam, Mirjam
Hebrew: �ר��|�ִרְ�ָ� (Miryam)
trans-mid
Indonesian: Mariam
Italian: Miriam
Norwegian: Miriam, Mirjam
Russian: �а�иамна, �а�и�, �а���
Spanish: Miriam, María
Swedish: Mirjam, Miriam
Turkish: Meryem
trans-bottom

See also
Appendix:Names_derived_from_Miryam

Danish

Proper noun
infl|da|proper noun

1. given name|female||da:, variant of Mirjam.

German

Proper noun
infl|de|proper noun

1. given name|female||de:, variant of Mirjam.

Norwegian

Proper noun
infl|no|proper noun

1. given name|female||no:, variant of Mirjam.

Swedish

Proper noun
infl|sv|proper noun

1. given name|female||sv:, variant of Mirjam.

de:Miriam
is:Miriam
it:Miriam
sr:Miriam

• 2007-12-31 12:06 - Makaokalani - quote, translations split into bible+name, da,de,no,sv entry etc

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