Mariamne
Feminine given name
title: "Mariamne" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["jews-and-judaism-in-the-roman-empire", "hebrew-feminine-given-names", "feminine-given-names", "mary-magdalene"] description: "Feminine given name" topic_path: "general/jews-and-judaism-in-the-roman-empire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariamne" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Feminine given name ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox given name"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mariamne |
| image | File:John William Waterhouse-Mariamne Leaving the Judgement Seat of Herod-1887.jpg |
| caption | Mariamne Leaving the Judgment Seat of Herod by John William Waterhouse, 1887 |
| gender | Female |
| meaning | Bitter |
| language | Hebrew |
| :: |
|name =Mariamne |image = File:John William Waterhouse-Mariamne Leaving the Judgement Seat of Herod-1887.jpg |caption = Mariamne Leaving the Judgment Seat of Herod by John William Waterhouse, 1887 |gender = Female |meaning = Bitter |region = |language = Hebrew
For Gnostic readers Mariamne is also recognized as possibly being Mary Magdalene. François Bovon, professor of the history of religion at Harvard University, has theorized based on his study of the Acts of Philip (which describes the apostle Philip as the brother of "Mariamne" or "Mariamme") that Mariamene, or Mariamne, was the actual name of Mary Magdalene. Mary/Mariam was a common name in 1st century Israel, however, not all Marys or Mariams would go by the name Mariamne. Nicknames were often used to distinguish between those with common names (Mary, Joseph, etc.).
Holders include:
- Mariamne (second wife of Herod) (d. 29 BCE), a.k.a. Mariamne I
- Mariamne (third wife of Herod) ( 4 BCE), a.k.a. Mariamne II
- Mariamne III ( 7 BCE), sister of Herodias
- Mariamne (1st century) ( early 1st century CE), wife of Herod of Chalcis
- Mariamne (daughter of Herod Agrippa) (born 34 or 35), a daughter of Herod Agrippa.
- Mariamne the sister of the Apostle Philip
- Olivia Mariamne Devenish (1771–1814), British socialite
- Mariamne Johnes (1784-1811), daughter of Thomas Johnes, Hafod, Wales
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