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Maryam

ማርያም

/mah-ree-AHM/Amharic & Fulani & Hausa & Wolof · a girl’s name

Mary, the revered mother of Jesus

In Amharic

How to say it
mah-ree-AHM
Traditional Amharic spelling
ማርያም
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MaryamMariamMeryamማርያም

Nicknames & short forms

MimiMeri

In Fulani

How to say it
MAR-yam
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MaryamMariam

In Hausa

How to say it
MAR-yam
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MaryamMariam

Nicknames & short forms

In Wolof

How to say it
MAR-yam
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common