Maryam means mother of Prophet Isa. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Girl name · Hebrew (in the Quran)
مَرْيَم
Maryam
Mother of Prophet Isa
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Meaning
Maryam (مَرْيَم) is a name for girls of Hebrew origin, used in the Quran. It means mother of Prophet Isa.
Maryam is the only woman named in the Quran, and Surah 19 carries her name.
وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مَرْيَمَ إِذِ ٱنتَبَذَتْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا مَكَانًۭا شَرْقِيًّۭا
Wazkur fil Kitaabi Marya; izin tabazat min ahlihaa makaanan shariqyyaa
And mention, [O Muhammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east.
Quran 19:16. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it MAR-yam. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Mariam, Maryum, Mary and Meryem. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: م mim + ر ra + ي ya + م mim.
Maryam is a name with a good meaning, which is what the Sunnah asks for. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",3 and after these, any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. With the father's name it becomes Maryam bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Maryam (مَرْيَم) means mother of Prophet Isa. It is a name for girls of Hebrew origin, used in the Quran.
Maryam is the only woman named in the Quran, and Surah 19 carries her name.
Maryam is used as a girl's name.
Maryam is written مَرْيَم in Arabic, said MAR-yam.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, مَرْيَم. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.