Miriam Name Meaning, Origin, and Nicknames

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Miriam Name Meaning and Origin

Miriam is a baby girl name that means "beloved", "of the sea", "bitter", "sea of bitterness", and "wished-for child". The name Miriam comes from the "Hebrew" origin. A common nickname for Miriam is Miri. It ranks 113th among girls names and 240th overall, with 13 views and 0 likes.

Nicknames for Miriam

Miriam’s featured nickname is Miri, but you can also consider these names: Mira, Mimi, Riri, Ria, Miry, Miru, Mari, Mia, and Iria. Additionally, you can use Iri, Bria, Aria, Yiri, Liri, Riah, Irie, Siri, Rian, Diri, Ysmir, Zaria, Saria and Gabria as Miriam nickname.

Miriam Name Infographics

Infographic of Miriam name meaning, which is a name of Hebrew origin, Miriam means wished-for child, and Miri is a nickname for Miriam.

Names with the Same Meaning as Miriam

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Sibling Names for Miriam

Name Meaning Nickname
Salomone Peace Sal
Malina Tower Mali
Salomo Peace Sal
Magdalene Woman from Magdala Mag
Shalmon Peace Shal
Mazikeen Harmful spirits Mazi
Shilom Peace Shi
Salome Peace Sal
Shomer Watchman Sho
Malka Queen Mal
Simha Lion Sim
Madalyn From Magdala Madi
Simonson To be heard Simo
Madelynn Woman from Magdala Maddy
Simyon To be heard Simy
Makayla Who resembles God Maka
Symms To hear Sym
Madeline From Magdala Maddie
Talmai Abounding in furrows Tal
Teom Twin Teo

Names Like Miriam

Name Meaning Nickname
Samaria Watch mountain Sami
Zamira Nightingale Zami
Amariah Yahweh has said Ama
Moriah Land chosen by Yahweh Mo
Sariah Princess Sari
Azaria Helped by God Aza
Zackerias The Lord recalled Zacko