Miriam

American  

[mir-ee-uhm] / ˈmɪr i əm /

noun

1. (in the Bible) the sister of Moses and Aaron.

2. a female given name, form of Mary.

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Miriam British  

/ ˈmɪrɪəm /

noun

1. Douay name: Mary.  Old Testament the sister of Moses and Aaron. (Numbers 12:1–15)

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Etymology

Origin of Miriam

From Late Latin Mariam, from Greek Mariám, from Hebrew Miryām, of uncertain origin; Mary ( def. )

Example Sentences

Miriam Gottfried covers investing and wealth management for The Wall Street Journal's Personal Finance team in New York and is co-host of WSJ's "Take On the Week" podcast, a weekly show about money and investing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Miriam spent more than eight years covering private equity and private markets for the Journal, following the industry as it evolved from targeting institutions and the super-wealthy to marketing its funds to the masses.

From The Wall Street Journal

Miriam Margolyes is getting some long overdue Oscars recognition.

From BBC

Among the guests at the reception were Dame Helen Mirren, Miriam Margolyes, Sandi Toksvig and Lady Cherie Blair, at an event for the Women of the World group, which campaigns for an "equal and inclusive future".

From BBC

The same theme of isolation guided the work of debut director Lee Knight, whose "A Friend of Dorothy" stars veteran British actress Miriam Margolyes.

From Barron's