Mariamne (name)

Mariamne is a name frequently used in the Herodian royal house. In Greek it is spelled Μαριάμη (Mariame) by Josephus; in some editions of his work the second m is doubled (Mariamme). In later copies of those editions the spelling was dissimilated to its now most common form, Mariamne. In Hebrew, Mariamne is known as מִרְיָם, (Miriam), as in the traditional, Biblical name (see Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron); Mariamne is the Hellenized version of the Hebrew, as Koine Greek was a common language in the late Hasmonean era in Judea (together with Aramaic), where both Mariamnes lived.

Holders include:

• Mariamne (second wife of Herod), aka Mariamne I
• Mariamne (third wife of Herod), aka Mariamne II
• Mariamne III, sister of Herodias
• Mariamne (daughter of Herod Agrippa I), a daughter of Agrippa I.
• Olivia Mariamne Devenish (1771–1814), British socialite

See also

• Voltaire's play Mariamne and Augustin Nadal's rival play Mariamne.

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