Given name · Arabic
مريم
مريم (maryam) is a feminine given name from Aramaic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Arabic.
ArabicWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Maryam.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
مريم comes from Aramaic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Hebrew מרים (Maryam), from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryám).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
مريم’s family of names
In Arabic usage, مريم has a later derivative in ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ. In Arabic usage, مريم has a conventional equivalent in the French form Marie. In Arabic usage, مريم has a conventional equivalent in the German form Maryam.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
مريم has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Aramaic roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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