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Gender: Female Meaning of Mariam: "drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved" Origin of Mariam: Arabic variation of Mary Mariam's Popularity in 2018: #548

Mariam Origin and Meaning

The name Mariam is a girl's name of Arabic, Hebrew/Israeli origin meaning "drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved".

Popular among parents with Arab roots. Also found as Maryam.

Mary was ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Mariam. The original meaning of Mariam is uncertain, but theories include "drop of the sea" (from Hebrew roots mar "drop" and yam "sea"); "bitter" (from Hebrew marah "bitterness"); and "beloved" (from the Egyptian root mr).

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Rank in US: #548
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Famous People Named Mariam

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Mariam-uz-Zamani, Empress consort of Akbar of the Mughal Empire
Mariam of Vaspurakan, Queen consort of George I of Georgia
Mariam Tsitsishvili, Queen consort of George XII of Georgia
Mariam Doumbia, Malian singer of duo Amadou & Mariam
Mariam Arshaki Aslamazian, Armenian painter
Mariam Baouardy, Syrian beatified nun
Mariam Aladji Boni Diallo, Beninese Foreign Minister
Mariam Mohamed Fakhr Eddine, Egyptian actress

Pop Culture References for the name Mariam

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Mariam, character in "A thousand splendid suns" by Khaled Hosseini
"The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry," 1613 play by Elizabeth Tanfield Cary
Mariam Futapie, one of the Three Heroes in the Evillious Chronicles

Nicknames & Variations for Mariam

Maryam

Comments

Milagros Jimenez Says:

2019-01-03T00:26:32

Can someone please tell Nameberry to please stop saying Mary and it's variants mean bitter? The name means beloved, as stated in Baby Center. It's like they dislike the name and want to turn everyone off it.

morning_glory Says:

2016-11-09T17:09:25

This is so beautiful! It sounds so exotic and feminine.