In JRR Tolkien Middle Earth universe, there are two minor characters named Miriel: Míriel Serindë (=Míriel Byrde, the broideress) was the first wife of Finwë, King of the Noldor, and Míriel Ar-Zimraphel, a queen of Númenor. In the Elvish language that Tolkien created for the series, it reportedly means "jewel daughter."