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Meryem

/MEH-ryem/Wolof · a girl’s name

A traditional Wolof name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story

How to say it
MEH-ryem
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

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