Both New Testament names were forms of the Hebrew name Maryam Miryam.

Maryam hebrew meaning. This name derives from the Ancient Greek names Mariám Μαριάμ and Maríā Μαρίᾱ found in the New Testament meaning bitterness beloved wished for child. From the verb מרה mara to be rebellious or the verb מרר marar to be bitter or strong. Evil-merodach Imrah Jambres Mamre Mara Marduk Maria Martha Meraiah Meraioth Merari Merodach-baladan Miriam Mordecai Moriah Smyrna.

Mariam is the Ancient Biblical Greek Μαριαμ rendition of the Biblical Hebrew Miriam מרים. A sister of Aaron also a man of Judah. Via מרה mara and מרר marar.

Meaning History Usual English form of Maria the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names Μαριάμ Mariam and Μαρία Maria - the spellings are interchangeable - which were from Hebrew מרים Miryam a name borne by the sister of Moses in the Old Testament. Many believe it to mean sea of bitterness or sea of sorrow However some sources cite the alternative definitions of rebellion wished-for child and mistress or lady of the sea. On a Hebrew stage most scholars derive the name Miriam from the verb מרה mara meaning to be rebellious or disobedient.

She watched over the infant Moses as the pharaohs daughter drew him from the Nile. The problem with this is that Miriam means rebellious or bitter. In pseudo-Epiphanius explanation σμύρνα θαλάσσης myrrh of the sea and St Jeromes stella maris.

Authenticity with which you lead life. In the Greek the word that is used is Maria which passed into the Latin pretty much unchanged but when we get into the English it becomes Mary. From the same as Merayah.

One element of the name has often been interpreted as sea eg. The original wasis Miriam from which the names Maria and Mary come. The name has long been popular among Jews and it has been used as an English Christian name alongside Mary since the Protestant Reformation.