name
Fikremariam
fik-reh-MAR-ee-am
/fɪkrɛˈmɑːriːɑːm/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
fikremariam
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Amharic (Ethiopia)
- Meaning
- Love of Mary; devotion to the Virgin Mary
- Gender
- unisex
- Also spelled
- Fikre Mariam, Fikremariyam
Common mispronunciations
Breaking incorrectly as fik-RE-mar-ee-am; the stress falls on the third syllable -MAR-
Pronunciation tips
Five syllables; stress the third; the name fuses Amharic fikre (love/thought) and Mariam (Mary)
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