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Myriam

Feminine
Origin: Hebrew Syllables: 2 Length: 6 letters

Meaning & Etymology

"Ancient version of Mary. In the Bible Miriam sister of Moses saved his life when she hid infant Moses in a basket among the rushes at the river's edge for Pharaoh's daughter to find. meaning of the Sea or Bitter"

Phonetic Key (Double Metaphone): MRM
Used for sound-alike matching

Linguistic Connections

Spelling & Dialect Variants

3 related
Mariam (Hebrew) Mary (Hebrew) Miriam (Hebrew)

Cross-Cultural Cognates

0 cognates

No cross-cultural cognates indexed.

Sound-Alike Names

Phonetically similar names sharing the "MRM" sound key and 2 syllables

Mariam

Feminine Hebrew given name

Of the Sea or Bitter

Marrim

Unisex English given name

Maryam

Feminine Arabic given name

Variant of Mary bitter.

Miriam

Feminine Hebrew given name

Of the Sea or Bitter

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