Mariam - Meaning of Mariam

What does Mariam mean?

Pronounce
Mariam

[ 2 syll. ma-riam, mar-i-am ] The baby girl name Mariam is pronounced Maa-RYAA-M or MEHR-iy-ahM †. Mariam's language of origin is Hebrew, and it is predominantly used in Arabic and English.

Mariam is a derivative (Arabic and English) of the English Mary.

Mariam is also a derivative (English) of the English, French, German, Yiddish, and Hebrew Miriam.

See also the related categories, english, hebrew, and arabic.

Mariam is a fairly popular baby name for girls. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1990s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2018, 0.030% of baby girls were named Mariam. Its ranking then was #548. In 2018, out of the group of girl names directly related to Mariam, Mary was the most commonly used. Its use outnumbered Mariam's by 4 times in that year.

Baby names that sound like Mariam include Maryam, Maeryn, Mairim, Mairin, Mairwenn, Mairwenne, Mairwinn, Mairwinne, Mairwyn, Mairwynn, Mairwynne, Maram, Mareen, Maren, Marene, Marian, Marián, Marien, Mariene, and Marijn.

† Pronunciation for Mariam: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"