Miriam () is a feminine given name recorded in

Biblical Hebrew Biblical Hebrew (, or , ), also called Classical Hebrew, is an archaic form of the Hebrew language, a language in the Canaanite branch of Semitic languages spoken by the Israelites in the area known as the Land of Israel, roughly west of ...

, recorded in the

Book of Exodus The Book of Exodus (from grc, Ἔξοδος, translit=Éxodos; he, שְׁמוֹת ''Šəmōṯ'', "Names") is the second book of the Bible. It narrates the story of the Exodus, in which the Israelites leave slavery in Biblical Egypt through t ...

as the name of the sister of

Moses Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...

, the prophetess Miriam. Spelling variants include French ''Myriam'', German ''Mirjam, Mirijam''; hypocoristic forms include

Mira Mira (), designation Omicron Ceti (ο Ceti, abbreviated Omicron Cet, ο Cet), is a red-giant star estimated to be 200–400 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Cetus. ο Ceti is a binary stellar system, consisting of a varia ...

, Miri and Mimi (commonly given in Israel). The name's etymology is unclear. Since many

Levite Levites (or Levi) (, he, ''Lǝvīyyīm'') are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname ''Halevi'', which consists of the Hebrew defi ...

names are of

Egyptian Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...

origin, the name could come from the Egyptian ''mr'' "love", as in the Egyptian names ''mry.t-jmn'' (Merit-Amun) "beloved of

Amun Amun (; also ''Amon'', ''Ammon'', ''Amen''; egy, jmn, reconstructed as (Old Egyptian and early Middle Egyptian) → (later Middle Egyptian) → (Late Egyptian), cop, Ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ, Amoun) romanized: ʾmn) was a major ancient Egyptian ...

" and ''mry.t-rꜥ'' (Merytre) "beloved of Ra". An older Grecian pronunciation of this name, ''Maryām'' (Μαριάμ), is found in the

Greek Old Testament The Greek Old Testament, or Septuagint (, ; from the la, septuaginta, lit=seventy; often abbreviated ''70''; in Roman numerals, LXX), is the earliest extant Greek translation of books from the Hebrew Bible. It includes several books beyond th ...

(3rd century BC) and in the

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s as the name of several women, including

Mary, mother of Jesus Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jews, Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Jose ...

and

Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cru ...

. Variants of this name include Greek and Latin ''

Maria Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

'', whence French ''Marie'' and English ''

Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

''.

Variant Maryam

, mother of the

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

of the New Testament, bore a

Judeo-Aramaic Judaeo-Aramaic languages represent a group of Hebrew-influenced Aramaic and Neo-Aramaic languages. Early use Aramaic, like Hebrew, is a Northwest Semitic language, and the two share many features. From the 7th century BCE, Aramaic became the ...

variant of this name, ''Maryām'' (מרים). In the

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...

of the Bible, written in

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, her name is transliterated ''Mariam'' (Μαριάμ) or ''Maria''. Several other women in the New Testament, including

St. Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurre ...

, are called by the same name. In antiquity, it was variously etymologized as "rebellion", "bitter sea", "strong waters", "exalted one", "ruling one", "wished for child", or "beautiful"."Though the meaning of Mary as derived from the Egyptian Mery, Meryt (cherished, beloved), is most suitable for an only daughter, such a derivation is only possible, or at best barely probable." A. Maas
"The Name of Mary"
''

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'' (1912)

St. Jerome Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian priest, confessor, theologian, and historian; he is comm ...

(writing c. 390), following

Eusebius of Caesarea Eusebius of Caesarea (; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος ; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christia ...

, translates the name as "drop of the sea" (''stilla maris'' in

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), from Hebrew מר ''mar'' "drop" (cf. Isaias 40:15) and ים ''yam'' "sea". This translation was subsequently rendered ''stella maris'' ("star of the sea") due to

scribal error A typographical error (often shortened to typo), also called a misprint, is a mistake (such as a spelling mistake) made in the typing of printed (or electronic) material. Historically, this referred to mistakes in manual type-setting (typography). ...

or as a result of 3rd century vowel shifts, from which comes

the Virgin Mary Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...

's title Star of the Sea. Alternatively, the name can be interpreted "star of the sea" if taken as a contracted form of the Hebrew מאור ''ma'or'' "star" (lit. "luminary") plus ים ''yam'' "sea", yet this "strikes as a very free interpretation"."Jerome (4th century AD) suggested relations with the word מאור (''ma'or''), meaning star, from the verb אור (or''), to be light or shine. Combined with the word ימ (''yam''), sea, the name Miriam would translate to ''Stella Maris'' (star of the sea), but that strikes as a very free interpretation."
"Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Miriam"
''Abarim Publications''

Rashi Shlomo Yitzchaki ( he, רבי שלמה יצחקי; la, Salomon Isaacides; french: Salomon de Troyes, 22 February 1040 – 13 July 1105), today generally known by the acronym Rashi (see below), was a medieval French rabbi and author of a compre ...

, an 11th-century Jewish commentator on the Bible, wrote that the name was given to the sister of Moses because of the Egyptians' harsh treatment of Jews in Egypt. Rashi wrote that the Israelites lived in Egypt for two hundred ten years, including eighty-six years of cruel enslavement that began at the time Moses' elder sister was born. Therefore, the girl was called Miriam, because the Egyptians made life bitter (מַר, ''mar'') for her people. "From the time that Miriam was born, the Egyptians intensified the bondage upon Israel; therefore, she was called Miriam, because they made it bitter (מַר) for them." Because of Mary's great religious significance, variants of her name are often given to girl children in both the Western and Arab worlds. In the

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, Mary's name assumed the

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form ''

Maryam Maryam may refer to: * Maryam Castle, a castle in Kermanshah Province, Iran * Maryam (name), a feminine given name (the Aramaic and Arabic form of Miriam, Mary) * Mary in Islam * Maryam (surah), 19th sura of the Qur'an * Maryam, Iran, a village in ...

'' (مريم), which has also passed into other languages. The Greek variant ''Maria'' passed into

and from thence into many modern European languages.

Notable people named Miriam

Ancient

* Biblical

Miriam Miriam ( he, מִרְיָם ''Mīryām'', lit. 'Rebellion') is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus. The Tor ...

, the sister of Moses *

Mary the Jewess Mary or Maria the Jewess ( la, Maria Hebraea), also known as Mary the Prophetess ( la, Maria Prophetissa) or Maria the Copt ( ar, مارية القبطية, Māriyya al-Qibṭiyya), was an early alchemist known from the works of Zosimos of Panopo ...

, also known as Miriam the Prophetess, an early alchemist believed to have lived some time between the first and third centuries AD *

Woman with seven sons The woman with seven sons was a Jewish martyr described in 2 Maccabees 7 and other sources, who had seven sons that were arrested (along with her) by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who forced them to prove their respect to him by consuming pig meat. Whe ...

, Jewish martyr named in ''

Lamentations Rabbah The Midrash on Lamentations or Eichah Rabbah (Hebrew: איכה רבה) is a midrashic commentary to the Book of Lamentations ("Eichah"). It is one of the oldest works of midrash, along with Bereshit Rabbah and the Pesiḳta ascribed to Rab Kaha ...

'' as Miriam bat Tanhum

Medieval

, daughter of

Modern

Miriam, Princess of Turnovo Princess Miriam al-Ghazi (born Miriam Ungría y López; born 2 September 1963), known during her first marriage as The Princess of Tarnovo, is a Spanish gemologist and jewellery designer. She served as the Director of Fine Jewellery for the S ...

(b.1963), Spanish jewellery designer *

Miriam Ben-Porat Miriam Ben-Porat ( he, מרים בן פורת, née Shinezon, 26 April 1918 – 26 July 2012) was an Israeli jurist. She was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Israel and the State Comptroller of Israel from 1988–1998. Biography ...

(1918–2012), Israeli judge and state comptroller *

Miriam Esther Brailey Miriam Esther Brailey (January 28, 1900 – April 8, 1976) was an American physician and epidemiologist. Biography Brailey was born in East Barnard, Vermont. In 1922 she graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a major in zoology. She went o ...

(1900–1976), American physician * Miriam Brouwer (born 1991), Canadian cyclist *

Miriam Butterworth Miriam Butterworth (April 14, 1918 – July 9, 2019) was an American educator, activist, and politician. Butterworth fought for redistricting to equalize representation in the Connecticut General Assembly. She was involved in the international ...

(1918–2019), American educator, politician, and activist *

Miriam Cani Miriam Cani (; born 30 May 1985) is an Albanian singer, songwriter and television host. She was a member of the successful German pop girl group Preluders. Beyond her music career, Cani has been featured as a judge on the Albanian television ta ...

(born 1985), Albanian singer * Miriam Caracciolo di Melito (1888-1966), American socialite and Italian countess *

Miriam Daly Miriam Daly (; 6 May 1928 – 26 June 1980) was an Irish republican and communist activist as well as a university lecturer who was assassinated by the loyalist Ulster Defence Association (UDA) in 1980. Background and personal life She was bo ...

(1928–1980), Irish civil rights activist and

republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

leader *

Miriam Flynn Miriam Flynn (born June 18, 1952) is an American voice and character actress. She is best known as Cousin Catherine in the ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' and Grandma Longneck in ''The Land Before Time'' franchises. She has acted in other films a ...

(born 1952), American voice artist and character actress * Miriam Gallardo (born 1968), Peruvian volleyball player *

Miriam Goldberg Miriam Goldberg (née Harris; May 18, 1916 – January 8, 2017) was an American newspaper publisher. From 1972 to 2017 she was the editor and publisher of the ''Intermountain Jewish News'' in Denver, Colorado. She was inducted into the Colorado ...

(born 1916), American newspaper publisher and editor *

Miriam Gonzalez Miriam ( he, מִרְיָם ''Mīryām'', lit. 'Rebellion') is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus. The Tora ...

(born 1977), ''Playboy'' playmate *

Miriam González Durántez Miriam González Durántez, Lady Clegg (born 31 May 1968) is a Spanish international trade lawyer, vice chair of UBS Europe and founder of Inspiring Girls. She is the wife of Nick Clegg, who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ...

(born 1968), Spanish international trade lawyer and wife of former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Nick Clegg Sir Nicholas William Peter Clegg (born 7 January 1967) is a British media executive and former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who has been president for global affairs at Meta Platforms since 2022, having previously been vicepr ...

Miriam Hodgson Miriam Ann Hodgson (née Rosenthal, 10 December 1938 – 14 November 2005) was a British editor of children's books. In their obituary, ''The Guardian'' called her "one of the most successful children's books editors of the last 20 years, and one ...

(1938–2005), British editor of children's books *

Mirjam Indermaur Mirjam Lydia Indermaur (born 1967) is a Swiss businesswoman and author. In 2019 she co-wrote the book ''Ich habe einen Knall - Sie auch?'' with her therapist, Denise Hürlimann, about her experience with psychotherapy. Early life Indermaur was ...

(born 1967), Swiss author *

Miriam Israeli Miriam Israeli (born 1966), also known as Miri Israeli, is an American-born lyricist and singer of contemporary Jewish religious music. Her biggest hits are "''Ima Tagidi Li''" ("Mother, Tell Me"), "''Yesh Tikvah''" ("There Is Hope") (co-written w ...

(born 1966), American-Israeli singer and lyricist *

Miriam Kara Miriam Kara (מרים קארה; born December 3, 1938) is an Israeli former Olympic gymnast. She was born in Jerusalem and is Jewish. Gymnastics career Kara competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, in gymnastics at the age ...

(born 1938), Israeli Olympic gymnast *

Miriam Leone Miriam Leone (born 14 April 1985) is an Italian actress, presenter and model, winner of the Miss Italia beauty contest in 2008.(14 September 2008)Miss Italia è Miriam Leone Siciliana dai capelli rossi ''La Repubblica'' (in Italian) Biography M ...

(born 1985), Miss Italia 2008 *

Miriam Leslie Miriam Leslie (née Folline; after first marriage, Peacock; after second marriage, Squier; after third marriage, Leslie; after fourth marriage, Wilde; claimed title, Baroness de Bazus; June 5, 1836 – September 18, 1914) was an American publisher ...

(1828–1914), American author, publisher, woman suffrage advocate, and philanthropist * Miriam Lexmann (born 1972), Slovak politician *

Miriam Makeba Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including African popular music, Afropop, jazz, a ...

(1932–2008), South African singer and activist *

Miriam Margolyes Miriam ( he, מִרְיָם ''Mīryām'', lit. 'Rebellion') is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus. The Tora ...

(born 1941), British actress *

Miriam McDonald Miriam Katherine McDonald (born July 26, 1987) is a Canadian actress best known for playing the lead role Emma Nelson on the television series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. Career McDonald focused on acting, playing a role in the series ...

(born 1987), Canadian actress, star of ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *

Miriam Miranda Miriam Miranda is a Honduran activist who advocates for the human and environmental rights of the Garifuna, Garífuna people. As the leader of the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH), Miranda has coordinated efforts to counter lan ...

, Honduran human rights activist *

Miriam Moses Miriam Moses (13 November 1884 — 24 June 1965) was a British Liberal politician, philanthropist and social reformer. She served as the first female mayor of Stepney, and the first female Jewish mayor in the United Kingdom. Personal life Mose ...

(1884–1965), British politician *

Miriam O'Callaghan (media personality) Miriam O'Callaghan (born 6 January 1960) is an Irish television current affairs presenter with RTÉ. O'Callaghan has presented '' Prime Time'' since 1996, and her own summer talk show, '' Saturday Night with Miriam'', from 2005 onwards. In t ...

(born 1960), Irish television presenter *

Miriam Pirazzini Miriam Pirazzini (21 August 1918 – 26 December 2016) was an Italian mezzo-soprano and occasionally soprano. She made her formal debut in Rome, in 1944, as Laura Adorno in ''La Gioconda''. For the next twenty years, she was one of Italy's forem ...

(born 1918), Italian singer *

Mirjam Pressler Mirjam Pressler, born Mirjam Gunkel (18 June 1940 – 16 January 2019) was a German novelist and translator. Being the author of more than 30 children's and teenage books, she also translated into German more than 300 works by other writers from ...

(1940–2019), German novelist and translator *

Miriam Quiambao Miriam Redito Quiambao-Roberto (, born May 20, 1975) is a Filipino physical therapist, inspirational speaker, author, entrepreneur, actress, television host, real estate broker, endorser, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned ...

(born 1975), Filipino entertainer and beauty pageant titleholder *

Miriam Ramón Miriam Elitsavet Ramón Duran (born February 10, 1973) is a retired female athlete from Ecuador, who competed in the race walking events. Career She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( ...

(born 1973), Ecuadorian racewalker *

Miriam Roth Miriam Roth (Hebrew: מרים רות; January 16, 1910 – November 13, 2005) was a preeminent pioneer of Israeli preschool education, author and scholar of children's literature, with a long career as a kindergarten teacher and educator. Many of ...

(1910–2005), Israeli educationist *

Miriam Defensor Santiago Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago (''née'' Defensor; June 15, 1945 – September 29, 2016) was a Filipino scholar, academic, lawyer, judge, author, and stateswoman who served in all three branches of the Philippine government: judicial, executiv ...

(1945–2016), Senator in the Philippines *

Miriam Shaviv Miriam Shaviv (born 24 August 1976) is a columnist for the Jewish Chronicle in London. She was previously ''The Jewish Chronicle''s Foreign Editor, and before that was their Comment and Letters Editor. Born in the United Kingdom but raised in Israe ...

(born 1976), literary editor of the ''Jerusalem Post'' *

Miriam Siderenski Miriam Louise Marie Siderenski (also Miryam and Sidranski (-Catzenstein); he, מרים סידרנסקי; born 11 November 1941) is a Congolese-born Israeli former Olympic runner. She was the Israeli Champion in the 60 metres, 100 metres, and 200 ...

(born 1941), Israeli Olympic runner * Miriam Soares (born 1965), Brazilian footballer *

Miriam Stockley Miriam Arlene Stockley (born 15 April 1962) is a British singer. She was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and her work is influenced by the African music of her home country. Her distinctive ''vocal warm up#Vocalise, vocalise'' style gained in ...

(born 1962), English South African-born singer *

Miriam Stoppard Miriam, Lady Hogg ( Stern; formerly Stoppard; born 12 May 1937), known professionally by her former married name Miriam Stoppard, is an English medical doctor, journalist, author and television presenter. Early life and medical career Miria ...

(born 1937), British physician, author, television presenter, and agony aunt * Miriam Syowia Kyambi (born 1979), Kenyan artist *

Miriam Timothy Miriam Timothy (24 February 1879 – 1950) was a British harpist and teacher. She was a soloist, played with many London orchestras and taught harp at the Royal College of Music. Life Miriam Timothy was born in London on 24 February 1879, daughter ...

(1879–1950), British harpist *

Miriam Toews Miriam Toews (; born 1964) is a Canadian writer and author of nine books, including ''A Complicated Kindness'' (2004), '' All My Puny Sorrows'' (2014), and '' Women Talking'' (2018). She has won a number of literary prizes including the Governor ...

(born 1964), Canadian author * Miriam Beizana Vigo (born 1990), Spanish writer and literary critic *

Miriam Weeks Miriam Weeks, known by her stage name of Belle Knox, is an American former pornographic film actress. She is known for performing in pornography while studying at Duke University. Knox started doing pornography in 2013 to help pay for her $60,00 ...

(born 1995), pseudonym Belle Knox, American former pornographic actress *

Miriam Yalan-Shteklis Miriam Yalan-Shteklis (also Miriam Yalan-Stekelis) ( he, מרים ילן-שטקליס) (21 September 1900 – 9 May 1984) was an Israeli writer and poet famous for her children's books. Her surname, Yalan, was an acronym based on her father's name ...

(1900–1984), Israeli writer and poet *

Miriam Zetter Miram Aseret Zetter Velazco (born 14 September 1989) is a Mexican ten-pin bowler. Zetter competed at the Pan American Games in 2011, where she won a silver medal in the doubles event alongside Sandra Góngora, and in 2019, where she won silver ...

(born 1989), Mexican ten-pin bowler

Pseudonyms

Miriam Yeung Miriam Yeung (born 3 February 1974) is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop diva. As of 2020, she has released more than 35 albums and has starred in more than 40 films. In 2012, Yeung won the Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards ...

, stage name of Yeung Chin-wah (楊千嬅, born 1974), Hong Kong singer-actress * Miriam (TV personality), Mexican transgender television personality.

Notable people named Myriam

The letter ''y'' in the

transliteration Transliteration is a type of conversion of a text from one writing system, script to another that involves swapping Letter (alphabet), letters (thus ''wikt:trans-#Prefix, trans-'' + ''wikt:littera#Latin, liter-'') in predictable ways, such as ...

''Miryam'' represents the

palatal glide The voiced palatal approximant, or yod, is a type of consonant used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is . The equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is j, and in the Americanist phonetic no ...

/j/. The metathesized spelling ''Myriam'' has also gained some currency, especially in France, alongside ''Miriam'' and ''Miryam''. The name of Israeli or Lebanese people called "Miriam" may be transliterated ''Miryam'' or ''Myriam'' depending on whether the context of the transliteration is French or English.

French-speaking

Myriam Abel Myriam Morea also known as Myriam Abel (born Myriam Abdel Hamid, 15 May 1981 in Saint-Gratien, France) is a French singer of Algerian descent who rose to popularity after winning '' Nouvelle Star 3'', the French version of ''Pop Idol'', shown b ...

or Myriam Morea (born 1981), French singer of Algerian descent *

Myriam Baverel Myriam Baverel (born 14 January 1981) is a French taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she received a silver medal in the +67 kg class.

(born 1981), French martial artist *

Myriam Bédard Myriam Bédard, (born December 22, 1969) is a Canadian retired biathlete. She represented Canada at two Winter Olympics winning gold medals, and a bronze medal. As of 2022, Bédard is the only Canadian biathlete, male or female, ever to win an ...

(born 1969), retired Canadian athlete *

Myriam Bru Myriam Bru (born 20 April 1932, Paris)Some sources cite 1930 as Bru's year of birth. is a French retired actress and the wife of German actor Horst Buchholz, to whom she was married from 1958 until his death in 2003. She appeared in 16 films bet ...

(born 1930), French actress * Myriam Birger (born 1951), French pianist * Myriam Boileau (born 1977), Canadian diver *

Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi (born 24 October 1961 in Marseille) is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1979 to 1996. Career Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K1 event i ...

(born 1961), French canoeist *

Myriam Glez Myriam Glez (born May 20, 1980) in Lyon, France) is a French–Australian Olympic synchronised swimmer who represented France at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Synchronised Swimming Gl ...

(born 1980), French swimmer *

Myriam Korfanty Myriam Korfanty (born 1978) is a French team handball player. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Mil ...

(born 1978), French handball player * Myriam Lignot (born 1975), French synchronized swimmer *

Myriam Léonie Mani Myriam Léonie Mani (born May 21, 1977) is a Cameroonian athlete who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.

(born 1977), Cameroonian athlete *

Myriam Merlet Myriam Merlet (October 14, 1956 – January 12, 2010) was a political activist, scholar and economist who served as Chief of Staff of Haiti's Ministry for Gender and the Rights of Women (Ministère a la Condition Feminine et aux Droits des Femmes ...

(c. 1957–2010), Haitian political activist *

Myriam Muller Myriam Muller (born 12 April 1971) is a Luxembourgish actress. She starred in '' Hochzäitsnuecht'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Hochzaeitsnuecht'' (1992) * '' ...

(born 1971), Luxembourgian actress *

Myriam Sirois Myriam Sirois (born February 2, 1975) is a Canadian actress, mainly known for being the voice of Akane Tendo in the English version of ''Ranma ½''. She also portrayed Sarah Cantrell in the ''Babylon 5 ''Babylon 5'' is an American space ...

(born 1975), Canadian actress *

Myriam Soumaré Myriam Soumaré (born 29 October 1986) is a retired French track and field sprinter., beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 30, 2008 She announced her retirement from athletics in February 2016. Athletics career 2008–2009 Soumaré made her Olympic debu ...

(born 1986), French athlete *

Myriam Verreault Myriam Verreault is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.Éric Moreault"Myriam Verreault: Construire un pont entre les nations" ''Le Soleil'', September 27, 2019. She is most noted for her 2019 film ''Kuessipan'', for which she received a Can ...

, Canadian film director and screenwriter

Others

Myriam Casanova Myriam Casanova (born 20 June 1985) is a former tennis player from Switzerland. She was ranked as high as No. 45 on the WTA Tour in singles and won one WTA singles title in her career. In doubles she reached the semifinals of the 2003 US Open, ...

(born 1985), Swiss tennis player *

Myriam Montemayor Cruz Myriam Montemayor Cruz (born February 8, 1981, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico), better known mononymously as Myriam, is a Mexican recording artist, known for winning the first season of Mexican talent show ''La Academia''. Biography Myriam g ...

(born 1981), Mexican pop star known as "Myriam" *

Myriam Fares Myriam Fares ( ar, ميريام فارس , ; born 3 May 1983) is a Lebanese singer, actress, and entertainer. Personal life Fares, born in Kfar Chellal, Sidon District to a Maronite Christian family, married a Lebanese-American businessman ...

(ميريام فارس born 1983), Lebanese singer * Myriam Flühmann (born 1986), Swiss figure skater *

Myriam Hernández Myriam Raquel Hernández Navarro (born 2 May 1967) is a Chilean singer, songwriter and television presenter. She has dabbled mainly in romantic ballad, which is why she is sometimes nicknamed "La baladista de América" ("America's balladeer"), al ...

(born 1967), Chilean singer-songwriter and television presenter *

Myriam Leuenberger Myriam Leuenberger (born 22 January 1987) is a Swiss former competitive figure skater. She is the 2014 Coupe du Printemps bronze medalist and a three-time Swiss national medalist. At the 2012 European Championships, she qualified to the final s ...

(born 1987), Swiss figure skater *

Myriam Marbe Miriam () is a feminine given name recorded in Biblical Hebrew, recorded in the Book of Exodus as the name of the sister of Moses, the prophetess Miriam. Spelling variants include French ''Myriam'', German ''Mirjam, Mirijam''; hypocoristic for ...

(1931–1997), Romanian composer and pianist *

Myriam Moscona Myriam Moscona (מרים מוסקונה) (born 1955 in Mexico City) is a Mexican journalist, translator and poet in the Ladino and Spanish languages who comes from a Bulgarian Sephardi Jewish family. She teaches at Miami University. She was the ...

(born 1955), Mexican journalist *

Myriam Palacios Myriam Isabel Palacios Piña (18 December 1936 – 18 March 2013) was a Chilean actress and comedian who worked in theater, film, and television. She was the winner of two Awards for her theater performances. Biography The daughter of Héctor ...

(1936–2013), Chilean actress and comedian *

Myriam Sarachik Myriam Paula Sarachik (August 8, 1933October 7, 2021) was a Belgian-born American experimental physicist who specialized in low-temperature solid state physics. From 1996, she was a distinguished professor of physics at the City College of New ...

(1933–2021), Belgian physicist *

Myriam Shehab Melissa ( ar, ميليسا; born 9 February 1982 as Myriam Shehab ( ar, ميريام شهاب)) is a Lebanese singer. Musical career Melissa was discovered by music producers Fady Bitar and Jean Saliba. When Melissa released her first album, ' ...

(ميريام شهاب, born 1982), Lebanese singer * Myriam Sienra (1939–2020), Paraguayan actress *

Myriam Vanlerberghe Myriam Vanlerberghe (born 1961) is a Belgian politician and a member of the Socialistische Partij Anders. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate The Senate ( nl, Senaat, ; french: Sénat, ; german: Senat) is one of the two chamber ...

(born 1961), Belgian politician * Myriam Yardeni (born 1932), Romanian-born Israeli historian

Pseudonyms

Myriam François Dr Myriam Francois is an award-winning Franco-Irish journalist, filmmaker and writer. Her work has appeared on BBC, Channel 4, Al Jazeera, and numerous other outlets and publications. Myriam is the founder and CEO of production companmpwr product ...

, pseudonym of Emilie François (born 1983), British writer, broadcaster, and academic; former actress

Fictional characters

* Miriam, a main character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel ''

The Marble Faun ''The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni'', also known by the British title ''Transformation'', was the last of the four major romances by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and was published in 1860. ''The Marble Faun'', written on the eve of the Ame ...

'' (1860) * Miriam Rooth in Henry James's novel '' The Tragic Muse'' (1890) * Miriam Leveirs in D.H. Lawrence's novel ''

Sons and Lovers ''Sons and Lovers'' is a 1913 novel by the English writer D. H. Lawrence. It traces emotional conflicts through the protagonist, Paul Morel, and his suffocating relationships with a demanding mother and two very different lovers, which exert c ...

'' (1913) * Miriam, the title character (or characters) of Truman Capote's eponymous short story, his first widely acclaimed fictional work from 1949 * Miriam Blaylock in the 1983 film '' The Hunger'' * Miriam Godwinson, a faction leader in the video game ''

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri ''Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri'' is a 4X video game, considered a spiritual sequel to the ''Civilization'' series. Set in a science fiction depiction of the 22nd century, the game begins as seven competing ideological factions land on the planet ...

'' (1999) * Miriam in ''

The Thieves of Ostia ''The Roman Mysteries'' is a series of historical novels for children by Caroline Lawrence. The first book, '' The Thieves of Ostia'', was published in 2001, finishing with '' The Man from Pomegranate Street'', published in 2009, and totaling ...

'' (2001) * Miriam Pataki in the cartoon ''

Hey Arnold! ''Hey Arnold!'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Craig Bartlett. It originally aired on Nickelodeon from October 7, 1996, to June 8, 2004. The show centers on fourth grader Arnold Shortman, who lives with his grandpare ...

'' (2004) * Miriam, the fictional protagonist of '' Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night'' and a playable character in its companion game '' Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon'' *

, the other name of Queen Marion in the 4kids version of ''Winx Club'' (2004) * Myriam Scuttlebutt in the video game '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Dual Destinies'' (2013) * Miriam “Midge” Maisel, the titular character in the TV series ''

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' is an American period comedy-drama television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, that premiered on March 17, 2017, on Amazon Prime Video. Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it stars Rachel Brosnahan as ...

'' (2017) * Miriam Mendelsohn, a character in

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

Pixar Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, Californi ...

's 2022 animated film ''

Turning Red ''Turning Red'' is a 2022 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It was directed by Domee Shi in her feature directorial debut, written by Shi ...

'' * Queen Miriam, the supporting character of ''

Winx Club ''Winx Club'' is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon. It was created by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. The show is set in a magical universe that is inhabited by fairies, witches, and other myth ...

'' whose original name is

Marion Marion may refer to: People *Marion (given name) *Marion (surname) *Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion" *Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992) Places Antarctica * Mari ...

, but was renamed Miriam for the 4kids dubbed version of the Italian show's first

three 3 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 3, three, or III may also refer to: * AD 3, the third year of the AD era * 3 BC, the third year before the AD era * March, the third month Books * '' Three of Them'' (Russian: ', literally, "three"), a 1901 ...

seasons and seventy-eight episodes. *Miramir is minor character of ''Star Wars'' is mother of

Rey Rey may refer to: *Rey (given name), a given name *Rey (surname), a surname * Rey (''Star Wars''), a character in the ''Star Wars'' films * Rey, Iran, a city in Iran * Ray County, in Tehran Province of Iran * ''Rey'' (film), a 2015 Indian film *The ...

*Miriam Jacobs is a one-off character in

Philip Pullman Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman (born 19 October 1946) is an English writer. His books include the fantasy trilogy ''His Dark Materials'' and ''The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ'', a fictionalised biography of Jesus. In 2008, ''The ...

's ''

The Secret Commonwealth ''The Secret Commonwealth'' is a 2019 fantasy novel by Philip Pullman, the second volume of his planned trilogy ''The Book of Dust''. The story is set twenty years or so after the events of ''La Belle Sauvage'' and ten years after the conclusio ...

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