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Maryam

/MAR-yam/
Turkic Female

Maryam is a Turkic name meaning "Uncertain, maybe...". It originates from United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina. The etymology is debated, potentially from Egyptian 'mry' (beloved), Aramaic 'maryam' (exalted), or Hebrew 'miryam' (bitter).

Language Turkic
Gender Female
Phonetic MAR-yam

Say it as MAR-yam. Keep the original Turkic phonetics — don't anglicize the sounds.

  • · Maryam Mirzakhani - Mathematician
  • · Maryam Nawaz Sharif - Pakistani Politician
  • · Mariam Petrosyan - Armenian Cartoonist and Novelist

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