Maryam or Mariam (Arabic: مريم) is the Aramaic and Arabic name of Mary the mother of Jesus (Arabic Isa), mentioned in the Qur'an [1]. The name has the same form in Syriac, Armenian, and Georgian. The Hebrew variant of the name is Miriam.
The name may have originated from the Egyptian myr "beloved" or mr "love"[2] or the derived ancient Egyptian name Meritamen or Meri-Amun, "beloved of the God Amun".[3] It was incorporated in the Exodus narrative as Miriam, the name of Moses' sister. It became common in ancient Israel, hence its appearance in the Gospel narrative as the name of Jesus' mother and several other women. It is also believed that the name means 'rebellious'.[citation needed]
People with this given name
- Maryam d'Abo (born 1960), English actress
- Mariam Doumbia (born 1958), half of Amadou & Mariam, a musical duo from Mali
- Maryam Mirzakhani (born 1977), Iranian mathematician
- Maryam Mursal (born 1950), Somalian musician
- Maryam Namazie, political activist of Iranian descent
- Maryam Nemazee, Iranian television journalist
- Mariam Omar, Zanzibari politician
- Maryam Rajavi (born 1953), Iranian political activist
- Maryam Tashaeva (born 1959), Chechen singer
- Mariam Wafa, Afghan singer
- Maryam Yusuf Jamal (born 1984), Bahraini athlete
- Myriam Fares (born 1983), Lebanese singer.
As a family name
Maryam or Mariam is also a family name, particularly in Ethiopia.
Notable people with this family name include:
References
- ^ The Holy Qur'an: Maryam (Mary), Sura 19 (Translation by A. Yusuf Ali)
- ^ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Mary
- ^ Holly Ingraham, People's names: A Cross-Cultural Guide to the Proper Use of Over 40,000 Names in Over One Hundred Culture Groups (1997)
See also
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