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Where does “מִרְיָם” come from?

מִרְיָם (Hebrew) comes from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Ancestry of “מִרְיָם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicמריםbitter
2Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—

Words derived from “מִרְיָם”

  • Mary
  • Maria
  • Marie
  • Maryland
  • Molly
  • Marion
  • Marian
  • Rosemary
  • Mariana
  • Moll
  • rosemary
  • maudlin
  • Marnie
  • Marilla
  • mary
  • marigold
  • marionette
  • Malia
  • Marybeth
  • Maryann
  • Marist
  • molly
  • Maryborough
  • moll
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