Miriam (given name)

Miriam Miriam or ( in other spellings, see "Variants" ) is a feminine first name.

Origin

The name is of Hebrew origin and actually is Miriam (Hebrew מִרְיָם ). The name of tradition goes back to the Bible. In the Tanakh carries the elder sister of Moses, the prophetess Miriam, this name ( Ex 15,20 EU). In the New Testament say so especially Mary, the Mother of Jesus. In addition, Mary Magdalene is significant as a disciple of Jesus. In the New Testament, and as in the Septuagint, the Greek name Mirjam will Μαριαμ ( Mariam ) transcribed. From the name Maria has arisen on the acquisition in Latin.

The common form of Miriam goes back to the forming of the Hebrew consonants iodine to the Greek and Latin vowel iota I.

Importance

With its many variations of the name Miriam / Miriam / Maria is in the German language most common female first name. The meaning of the name, however, is not completely understood.

After older understanding - as well as in the Jewish tradition - is the name of a nominal form of the Hebrew names to me / mar for " bitter" and jam for " sea ". He would then " bitter sea " play well " marine myrrh " or " marine drop ". This meaning may still resonates after the medieval name Stella Maris ( " Star of the Sea " ) for Mary, the mother of Jesus.

However, more recent interpretations see an originally Egyptian origin as a derivation of mry ( "loved" ), possibly with the divine subject Amun: merit - amun, " Beloved of Amun ".

In addition there are other theories:

  • The sublime, Elevated as participle of the Hebrew verbal root rwm for " stand up, raise '
  • The Unruly or Untamed, from the Hebrew verb stem mry for " unruly "
  • The (of God ) Gift, from the Hebrew verb stem rym " pay " for
  • The Fertile, from the Hebrew verb stem mry for " be fruitful ".

Name Days

Famous names winners

  • Mirjam ( prophet ), a prophet in the Old Testament, sister of Moses
  • Maria the Jewess, alchemist between the 1st and 3rd centuries
  • Meriam Abbas (born 1970 ), German - Iraqi actress
  • Miriam Akavia (* 1927), Israeli writer
  • Myriam Bédard (born 1969 ), Canadian biathlete
  • Miriam Defensor Santiago ( born 1945 ), Philippine politician
  • Miriam Frenken (* 1984), German canoeist
  • Miriam Gössner (* 1990), German biathlete and cross-country skier
  • Miriam greeting (* 1975), German politician (FDP)
  • Mirijam Günter (* 1972), German writer
  • Mirjam Heimann ( b. 1981 ), German actress
  • Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972), American actress
  • Miriam Hubbard Roelofs (1894-1985), American women's rights activist
  • Miriam Maertens (* 1970), German actress
  • Miriam Makeba (1932-2008), South African singer
  • Mirjam Münterfering (* 1969), German writer
  • Miriam Pede (* 1975), German presenter
  • Miriam Pielhau (* 1975), German presenter
  • Mirjam Pressler ( born 1940 ), German writer and translator
  • Miriam Smolka (* 1971), German actress
  • Mirjam Weichselbraun (* 1981), Austrian television presenter and actress
  • Miriam Lahnstein ( born 1974 ), German actress

Variants

  • Maria, Mariam, Mariamne, Marie, Maryam, Maryam, Marjan, Marjane ( other variants of Maria )
  • Meriam, Meriuma, Meriyam
  • Mia, Mii, Mij, MiJam, Mira, Miria, Mirian, Mirja, Miriam, Miryam, Mirijam, Myriam
  • Myri, Myriam, Myrjam
  • Meryem, Meyrem, Mejrem, Merjem
  • Miri

Others

  • The asteroid with the number 102 is named Miriam.
  • An opera by August Klughardt is titled Miriam.
Book of Exodus Maria (given name) Mariamne I Marjan (disambiguation) (102) Miriam
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