Mirjam
Danish
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMirjam
- (biblical) Miriam.
- a female given name, also spelled Miriam
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMirjam f
- (biblical) Miriam.
- a female given name, also spelled Miriam
Related terms
editEstonian
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMirjam
- (biblical) Miriam
- a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Miriam
Faroese
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMirjam f
- a female given name
Usage notes
editMatronymics
- son of Mirjam: Mirjamarson
- daughter of Mirjam: Mirjamardóttir
Declension
editSingular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Mirjam |
Accusative | Mirjam |
Dative | Mirjam |
Genitive | Mirjamar |
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMirjam
- (biblical) Miriam
- 1933, Bible, Exodus 15:20:
- Ja naisprofeetta Mirjam, Aaronin sisar, otti vaskirummun käteensä, ja kaikki naiset seurasivat häntä vaskirumpuja lyöden ja karkeloiden.
- And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
- a female given name
- 1898, Eino Leino, Meiram, Mirjamin laulu:
- Kukka liityvi kukkahan, / rukka liittyvi rukkahan. / Mihinkä liityn ma Mirjam rukka, / missä on Mirjamin kukka?
Declension
editInflection of Mirjam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Mirjam | Mirjamit | |
genitive | Mirjamin | Mirjamien | |
partitive | Mirjamia | Mirjameja | |
illative | Mirjamiin | Mirjameihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Mirjam | Mirjamit | |
accusative | nom. | Mirjam | Mirjamit |
gen. | Mirjamin | ||
genitive | Mirjamin | Mirjamien | |
partitive | Mirjamia | Mirjameja | |
inessive | Mirjamissa | Mirjameissa | |
elative | Mirjamista | Mirjameista | |
illative | Mirjamiin | Mirjameihin | |
adessive | Mirjamilla | Mirjameilla | |
ablative | Mirjamilta | Mirjameilta | |
allative | Mirjamille | Mirjameille | |
essive | Mirjamina | Mirjameina | |
translative | Mirjamiksi | Mirjameiksi | |
abessive | Mirjamitta | Mirjameitta | |
instructive | — | Mirjamein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- Mirjam is the 334th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,323 female individuals (and as a middle name to 7,907 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German
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Proper noun
editMirjam
- (biblical) Miriam.
- a female given name, a less common variant of Miriam
Norwegian
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMirjam
- (biblical) Miriam.
- a female given name, more often spelled Miriam
Swedish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editMirjam c (genitive Mirjams)
- (biblical) Miriam.
- a female given name, also spelled Miriam
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- Danish terms derived from Hebrew
- Danish lemmas
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- Estonian terms derived from Hebrew
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- Finnish terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- Finnish 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Finnish/irjɑm
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