The story behind Maryam
Inherited from Malay Maryam, from Arabic مَرْيَم (maryam), from Aramaic מרים (maryam). Doublet of Maria.
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Arabic entry
From Aramaic and post-Biblical Hebrew מרים (Maryam), from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryám), q.v.
Pronunciation
Indonesian: /ˈmar.jam/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Arabic: /mar.jam/
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Names Similar to Maryam
Mariyam
Borrowed from Classical Persian مریم (maryam), from Arabic مَرْيَم (maryam), from Aramaic מרים (maryam), from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (mīryām).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Meryem
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مریم (meryem), from Arabic مَرْيَم (maryam), from Hebrew מרים (miryām).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mirjam
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם. From Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam). Compare Maria from the Aramaic cognate (Aramaic מרים (Maryām)).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Adam
Middle English Adam English Adam From Middle English Adam, from Old English Adam, from Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ādam
Borrowed from Classical Persian آدَم (ādam), borrowed from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (āḏā́m), from Proto-Semitic *ʔadam-.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Adem
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آدم (adem).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Maryam
Aabraham
From Biblical Hebrew אברהם ('aḇrāhām), of Biblical origin.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdoella
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Maryam
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aamos
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aapeli
Vernacular form of the biblical Abel or Aabel, from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length