Given name · Persian · Urdu
مریم
مریم (maryam) is a feminine given name from Classical Persian, ultimately from Aramaic. It is used in Urdu and Persian.
Persian and UrduWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Mary.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
مریم comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Aramaic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Persian usage, مریم developed from מרים.
مریم’s family of names
In Persian usage, مریم developed from the Aramaic form מרים. In Persian usage, مریم has a conventional equivalent in the English form Mary. In Persian usage, مریم has a conventional equivalent in the English form Maryam.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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