Maryam (name)
| Maryam | |
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| Pronunciation | [ˈmariːˈam] |
| Gender | Female |
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| Related names | Mary, Miriam, Miryam, Myriam, Meryem, Maria, Marija, Mariah, Marie, Marion |
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Maryam or Mariam is the Aramaic name (ܡܪܝܡ) of Mary the mother of Jesus[1][2] and of Miriam, the sister of Moses. She is mentioned in the Greek translation of the Tanakh or Old Testament known as the Septuagint, in the original Greek text of the New Testament, and in the Qur'an.[3] The name has the same form in Syriac, Georgian and Azerbaijani. The Hebrew variant of the name is Miriam, the Latin variant is Maria. This Latin form is the one that was adopted into all modern Western European languages following Christianization. The Turkish variant is spelled Meryem.
Being originally the name of Miriam, the name may have originated from the Egyptian language, like possibly Moses; it is likely derivative of the words mry "beloved" or mr "love"[4][5] or the derived ancient Egyptian name Meritamen or Meri-Amun, "beloved of the God Amun".[6] Other suggestions include the word root m-r-r "bitter" (cf. myrrh), or the Hebrew root (מרי m-r-y) "rebellious", or even possibly "wished-for child", or "strong waters". Maryam is also a name of a flower (tuberose) in the Persian language.[5]
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People with this given name
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- Maryam, the name for Mary in Islam
- Maryam d'Abo (born 1960), English actress
- Maryam Mirzakhani (born 1977), Iranian mathematician
- Maryam Mursal (born 1950), Somalian musician
- Maryam Namazie, political activist of Iranian descent
- Maryam Nemazee, Iranian television journalist
- Maryam Qaasim, Somali politician
- Maryam Rajavi (born 1953), Iranian political activist
- Maryam Yusuf Jamal (born 1984), Bahraini athlete
Use in Ethiopian names
Maryam or Mariam is found as part of compound names in Ethiopia, including masculine names.
Hailemariam, often printed as Haile Mariam in the West, means power of Mary.
- Hailemariam Desalegn is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2012.
- Hailemariam Wolde was the father of Mengistu Hailemariam (born 1937), Ethiopia's head of state from 1977 to 1991, for whom Hailemariam was a patronym.
Earlier examples include:
- Baeda Maryam, meaning Hand of Mary:
- Baeda Maryam I, Emperor of Ethiopia 1448-1478
- Baeda Maryam II, Emperor of Ethiopia for part of 1795
- Atse Baeda Maryam, Emperor of Ethiopia 1787–1788
- Baeda Maryam III, Emperor of Ethiopia for a few days in 1826
- Newaya Maryam, Property of Mary, Emperor of Ethiopia 1372–1382
- Takla Maryam, Plant of Mary, Emperor of Ethiopia 1430–1433
Still other Ethiopians bear names derived from titles or feasts of St. Mary, such as Zedingil (Of the Virgin) and Kidane (Covenant [of Mercy]).
Other uses as a name
- Ustad Ali Maryam, architect in 19th century Persia, added Maryam to his name after building a house for an important woman with that name
- Kanaya Maryam, a Homestuck character
References
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- ↑ The Holy Qur'an: Maryam (Mary), Sura 19 (Translation by A. Yusuf Ali)
- ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia: The Name of Mary, citing the work of Franz von Hummelauer
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Mary
- ↑ Holly Ingraham, People's Names: A Cross-cultural Reference Guide to the Proper Use of Over 40,000 Personal and Familial Names in Over 100 Cultures (1997) ISBN 0786401877
See also
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Look up Appendix:Names derived from Miryam in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- Maryam (disambiguation)
- Miriam (given name)
- Mary in Islam
- All pages beginning with "Maryam"
- Miriam (disambiguation)
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