Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Miriã isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
In Portuguese use, Miriã is a variant 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
Miriã’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Miriã has a related form in Miriam.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Miriã, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Maadiah
“Yah totters” · “slipping for Yah”
>99% boys
Mikneiah
“acquired through Yah”
>99% boys
Iliâ
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Míša
“brook” · “who is like God?”
50% boys · 50% girls
Miliama
Miliama is a feminine given name from Bible. It is used in Hawaiian.
13% boys · 87% girls
Michaela
“who is like God?” · “brook”
>99% girls
Milalai
“talkative” · “eloquent”
>99% girls
Medyna
“from the city of the prophet”
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