Mirjam is a Dutch, Estonian, Finnish and German feminine given name cognate to Miriam. Notable people with the name include:Mirjam Bikker, Dutch politician Mirjam van Breeschooten, Dutch model Mirjam Gysling, Swiss cyclist Mirjam Hauser-Senn, Swiss cyclist Mirjam van Hemert, Dutch swimmer Mirjam Hooman-Kloppenburg, Dutch table tennis player Mirjam Indermaur, Swiss businesswoman and writer Mirjam Jäger, Swiss freestyle skier Mirjam Jäger-Fischer, Austrian politician Mirjam de Koning, Dutch paraplegic swimmer Mirjam Kristensen, Norwegian novelist and non-fiction writer Mirjam Kuenkler, American professor of Middle Eastern politics Mirjam Liimask, Estonian hurdler Mirjam Melchers, Dutch cyclist Mirjam Müntefering, German author Mirjam Novak, German actress and screenwriter Mirjam Novero (1915–1996), Finnish film actress Mirjam Oldenhave, Dutch author of children's literature Mirjam Orsel, Dutch volleyball player Mirjam Ott, Swiss curler Mirjam Overdam, Dutch water polo player Mirjam Polkunen (1926–2012), Finnish writer, translator and dramatist Mirjam Puchner, Austrian alpine skier Mirjam Sterk, Dutch politician and Christian minister Mirjam Tally, Estonian composer Mirjam Timmer, Dutch singer-songwriter Mirjam Tuokkola, Finnish archer Mirjam Weichselbraun, Austrian television host