Miriam (miriamu) in Japanese

The name Miriam in Japanese Katakana is ミリアム which in romaji is miriamu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Miriam in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is みりあむ.

How do you write Miriam in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "miriamu" is 美里杏, which is pronounced "mi-ri-a-mei". The kanji 美 means "beauty", 里 means "village", and 杏 means "apricot".

The western meaning of the name Miriam is "sea of bitterness" or "rebelliousness". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 海悲 (Umi-Hai), which is pronounced "oo-mee-hi". The Kanji characters mean "sea" and "sorrow".

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