Mariam - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Mariam \m(a)-riam\ is a variant of Marian (French), Mary (Latin) and Miriam (Hebrew), and the meaning of Mariam is "star of the sea".

The baby name Mariam sounds like Maryam, Myriam and Meriam. Other similar baby names are Maria, Mariah and Marial.

Mariam is a popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Mariam. Compare Mariam with related baby names.