Meaning & origin
What it means
Mim is a diminutive of Miriam. Miriam possibly goes back to Aramaic מרים (Maryām), meaning “bitter.”
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Where it comes from
Mim is a diminutive of Miriam. Miriam possibly comes from Hebrew, and ultimately from Aramaic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Mim is a diminutive of Miriam.
The story
In English use, Mim is a diminutive of Miriam. The history of Miriam gives this family its wider story. Miriam appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Explained through its name family
Mim’s family of names
In English usage, Mim is a diminutive of Miriam. In Greek usage, Mim as a surname is a transliteration of Μιμ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mim
Characters named Mim: Madam Mim (Disney's The Sword in the Stone).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Mim, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Mijam
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mīkā'īl
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Miliama
Miliama is a feminine given name from Bible. It is used in Hawaiian.
13% boys · 87% girls
Edym
“red” · “a red-haired man”
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Milalai
“talkative” · “eloquent”
>99% girls
Meica
“who is like (Yahweh)?”
15% boys · 85% girls
Mamen
Mamen is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish.
>99% girls
Martje
“lady”
>99% girls