Miriam is a form of Mary used in the Old Testament, where it belongs to the elder sister of Moses and Aaron. She is known for watching over the infant Moses as the pharaoh's daughter drew him from the Nile. The name has long been popular among Jews and has been used as an English Christian name (alongside Mary) since the Protestant Reformation. In Hebrew, Miriam (מִרְיָם Mīryām) means 'Rebellion.' She is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of...