Moriah - Meaning of Moriah
What does Moriah mean?
[ 3 syll. mo-riah, mor-i-ah ] The baby girl name Moriah is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced Mow-RAY-ah (English) †. Moriah has its origins in the Hebrew language. It is used largely in English and Hebrew. The name Moriah means 'seen by Yahweh, bitterness of Yahweh'. It is a biblical name from ra'ah which means 'to see' ; yahweh 'name of God'. The first name is derived from the place name, known in the Bible as the holy mountain where Abraham was commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac.
Moriah has 16 forms that are used in English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Marayah, Marriah, Meriah, Moraia, Moraiah, Mori, Morise, Moriya, Morria, Morriah, Morya, and Moryah.
Forms used in foreign languages include the Hebrew Moria, the Hebrew Morice, the Hebrew Moriel, and the Hebrew Morit.
See also the related categories, yahweh (god), mountain, holy, sacrifice, english, hebrew, and biblical.
Moriah is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1995, 0.027% of baby girls were named Moriah. It had a ranking of #480 then. The baby name has suffered a substantial drop in frequency since then, and is currently of only irregular use. Out of all girl names in its family, Moriah was nevertheless the most popular in 2018. Moriah has mainly been a baby girl name in the last century.
Baby names that sound like Moriah include Maarika, Maeria, Maheera, Mahiera, Mahirah, Mahyra, Maiara, Mairia, Mairsile, Manara, Manarra, Mannara, Mannarra, Manyara, Manyarah, Maraike, Marayah, Marcea, Marchesa, and Marchessa.
† Pronunciation for Moriah: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"
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