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    Which name has been around longer, Miriam or Mary?

    Question #128519. Asked by serpa. (Dec 20 12 2:23 PM)


    Calpurnia09

    		As the name Miriam is in Exodus, the second book of the Old Testament, I think that it has been around longer. Mary is used in the New Testament.

    Dec 21 12, 5:08 AM
    TimBentley

    		Mary is the English form originally from the Greek names Mariam and Maria, which were derived from the Hebrew Miriam.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_%28given_name%29

    http://www.behindthename.com/name/mary

    Dec 21 12, 10:08 AM

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