name
Maryam
MAR-yam
/ˈmɑːrjɑːm/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
maryam
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Harari (Harar, Ethiopia); from Arabic Maryam / Hebrew Miriam
- Meaning
- Beloved; wished-for child; the Virgin Mary is called Sayyidah Maryam in Islam and is the only woman named in the Quran
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Mariam, Maryam
Common mispronunciations
Saying muh-REE-am; both syllables are relatively equal with stress on the first
Pronunciation tips
Two syllables; stress the first; Surah Maryam (Chapter 19 of the Quran) is named after Mary; in Harar's deeply Islamic culture, this name carries exceptional reverence
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