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

To better understand how this gene affects the body, Professor Miriam Cnop's team at ULB used stem cells that were transformed into pancreatic beta cells, the cells responsible for making insulin.

From Science Daily

Among them was Miriam Kayam, who moved to Israel from Iran in 1980.

From Barron's

Dr. Miriam Merad is testing whether allergy drugs and other seemingly unlikely medications can help reduce chronic inflammation—or inflammaging—and thereby slow cancer in older patients.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Markovits shrewdly pins Tom’s breakdown to the moment his youngest child, Miriam, leaves home for college.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now with Miriam leaving home—Michael has already graduated and lives in California—the dam is crumbling.

From The Wall Street Journal