name
Mariama
mah-ree-AH-mah
/mɑːriːˈɑːmɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
mariama
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Mandinka/Fula (The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea); West African form of Miriam/Mary
- Meaning
- Beloved; from Hebrew Miriam; the mother of Jesus in Islamic tradition
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Mariama, Maryama, Mariam
Pronunciation tips
Four syllables; stress the third; '-ma' is an open 'mah'
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