name
Mariama
mah-ree-AH-mah
ˌmɑːriˈɑːmɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Mariama
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Zarma (Niger)
- Meaning
- the Zarma and West African Sahel form of Miriam or Mary, from Hebrew Miryam; deeply popular among Muslim Zarma and Hausa women of Niger and Mali, the name is also associated with Maryam, the mother of the prophet Isa in Islamic tradition; one of the most common feminine names across the Sahel belt
- Gender
- female
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