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Danish
Etymology
From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).
Proper noun
Mirjam
- (biblical) Miriam.
- a female given name, also spelled Miriam
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪr.jɑm/
- Hyphenation: Mir‧jam
Proper noun
Mirjam f
- (biblical) Miriam.
- a female given name, also spelled Miriam
Estonian
Etymology
From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).
Proper noun
Mirjam
- (biblical) Miriam
- a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Miriam
Faroese
Etymology
From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).
Proper noun
Mirjam f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Mirjam: Mirjamarson
- daughter of Mirjam: Mirjamardóttir
Declension
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Singular
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Indefinite
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Nominative
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Mirjam
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Accusative
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Mirjam
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Dative
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Mirjam
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Genitive
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Mirjamar
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Finnish
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mirjam
- (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.
- 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?
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Statistics
- Mirjam is the 334th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,323 female individuals (and as a middle name to 7,907 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German
Etymology
From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mirjam
- (biblical) Miriam.
- a female given name, a less common variant of Miriam
Norwegian
Etymology
From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).
Proper noun
Mirjam
- (biblical) Miriam.
- a female given name, more often spelled Miriam
Swedish
Etymology
From Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mirjam c (genitive Mirjams)
- (biblical) Miriam.
- a female given name, also spelled Miriam