Given name · also Egyptian
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ (mariam) is a feminine given name from Coptic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Coptic and Old Nubian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ comes from Coptic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Old Nubian usage, ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ developed from מרים.
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ’s family of names
In Old Nubian usage, ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ developed from the Hebrew form מרים. In Old Nubian usage, ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ can be written in the Roman alphabet as Mariam. In Old Nubian usage, ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ has a related form in ⲙⲁⲣⲓϩⲁⲙ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Egyptian roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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