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MIRIAM

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Jewish, English, German, Biblical

Other Scripts: מִרְיָם (Hebrew)

Pronounced: MIR-ee-əm (English)   [key]

Original Hebrew form of MARY. It is used in the Old Testament, where it belongs to the elder sister of Moses and Aaron. It has long been popular among Jews, and it has been used as an English Christian name since the Protestant Reformation.
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