name
Miriam
MIR-ee-um
ˈmɪr.i.əmListen
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Syllable breakdown
MIReeum
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Coptic/Hebrew (Egypt)
- Meaning
- Beloved; wished-for child; related to Mary
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Maryam, Mariam
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