name
Mariama
mah-ree-AH-mah
/mɑːriːˈɑːmɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Mariama
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Fula/Wolof (Senegal/Guinea/West Africa)
- Meaning
- West African form of Maryam/Mary; beloved
- Gender
- female
Pronunciation tips
The Fula/Wolof form of Mary through Arabic 'Maryam'; extremely popular across Francophone West Africa; name of Senegalese novelist Mariama Bâ ('So Long a Letter'); the rhythmic four-syllable form is distinctively West African
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