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Mirjam

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Danish

Etymology

From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).

Proper noun

Mirjam

  1. (biblical) Miriam.
  2. a female given name, also spelled Miriam

Dutch

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪr.jɑm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mir‧jam

Proper noun

Mirjam f

  1. (biblical) Miriam
  2. a female given name, also spelled Miriam

Estonian

Etymology

From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).

Proper noun

Mirjam

  1. (biblical) Miriam
  2. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Miriam

Faroese

Etymology

From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).

Proper noun

Mirjam f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Mirjam: Mirjamarson
  • daughter of Mirjam: Mirjamardóttir

Declension

More information singular, indefinite ...

Finnish

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmirjɑm/, [ˈmirjɑ̝m]
  • Rhymes: -irjɑm
  • Syllabification(key): Mir‧jam
  • Hyphenation(key): Mir‧jam

Proper noun

Mirjam

  1. (biblical) Miriam
    • 1933, Bible, Exodus 15:20:
      Ja naisprofeetta Mirjam, Aaronin sisar, otti vaskirummun käteensä, ja kaikki naiset seurasivat häntä vaskirumpuja lyöden ja karkeloiden.
      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
    • 1898, Eino Leino, Meiram, Mirjamin laulu:
      Kukka liityvi kukkahan, / rukka liittyvi rukkahan. / Mihinkä liityn ma Mirjam rukka, / missä on Mirjamin kukka?

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

Statistics

  • Mirjam is the 362nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,190 female individuals (and as a middle name to 7,378 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mirjam

  1. (biblical) Miriam.
  2. a female given name, a less common variant of Miriam

Norwegian

Etymology

From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).

Proper noun

Mirjam

  1. (biblical) Miriam.
  2. a female given name, more often spelled Miriam

Swedish

Etymology

From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mirjam c (genitive Mirjams)

  1. (biblical) Miriam.
  2. a female given name, also spelled Miriam

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