Meaning & History
Meryem is a feminine Turkish given name, serving as the Turkish and Uyghur form of Mary, which itself derives from the Latin Maria and ultimately Hebrew Miryam. In Turkey and among Uyghur-speaking communities, Meryem is the standard equivalent of Maryam and is specifically used to refer to Mary, the mother of Jesus, reflecting the name's deep roots in Islamic and Christian traditions. The name's etymology traces back through Greek Mariam and Maria to the Hebrew Miryam, whose meaning remains uncertain. Theories include "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child", but it may have originally been an Egyptian name derived from mry meaning "beloved" or mr meaning "love". Meryem shares its roots with many international variants, including Malay Mariam and Maghrebi Arabic Meriem.
Related Names
Other Languages & Cultures
(Swedish)
Marie (Malay)
Mariam (Urdu)
Maryam (Arabic (Maghrebi))
Mariem, Meriem (Welsh)
Mari 1 (Ukrainian)
Maria (Greek)
Meri 2 (Spanish)
Marieta (Azerbaijani)
Məryəm (Bashkir)
Märyäm (Basque)
Miren, Maddi (Estonian)
Maia 3 (Ukrainian)
Mariya (Belarusian)
Maryia (English)
Mary (Swedish)
Miriam (Spanish)
Miryam (Bosnian)
Merjem, Merjema (Norwegian)
Mai 3 (Spanish)
Mariela (Ukrainian)
Mariyka (Catalan)
Mariona (Slovene)
Marija (Swedish)
Maja 2 (Serbian)
Mara 2 (Slovene)
Mare, Marica (Swedish)
Mia, Marika (Norwegian)
Maiken (Swedish)
Majken (Danish)
Maren (Urdu)
Mariyam (Finnish)
Marjo 1 (Slovene)
Mirjam (Dutch)
Maaike, Marieke, Mariëlle, Mariëtte, Marije, Marijke, Marike (Hungarian)
Mariska (Spanish)
Marita 1 (Sorbian)
Marja (German)
Meike (Dutch)
Mieke, Miep, Mies (German)
Ria (English)
Maleah (Hawaiian)
Malia (English)
Maliyah (Irish)
Maura 2 (Scottish)
Moira (English)
Mariah, Mimi (English (African))
Mirriam (Spanish (Philippines))
Mariel (Estonian)
Maarja (Finnish)
Maarika (Estonian)
Mall, Malle 1, Maris 1 (Finnish)
Marje 2 (Estonian)
Marju (Maori)
Mere (Slovak)
Miriama (Finnish)
Maaria, Meeri, Mirjami (Latvian)
Maija (Finnish)
Maila, Maritta, Marjatta, Marjukka, Marjut, Mirja, Mirka 2 (French)
Myriam, Manon, Marielle, Mariette, Marion 1, Marise, Maryse (Frisian)
Maike (German)
Mareike (Spanish)
María (Galician)
Maruxa (German)
Mariele (Polish)
Marietta (German)
Mitzi (Hausa)
Maryamu (Hebrew)
Miri (History)
Mariamne (Slovak)
Mária (Icelandic)
Mæja (Irish)
Máire (Scottish)
Moyra (Irish)
Muire, Máirín (Italian)
Mariella, Miriana (Kazakh)
Märiyam (Latvian)
Māra (Lithuanian)
Marytė (Manx)
Moirrey, Voirrey (Polish)
Mariola 1, Maryla, Marysia, Marzena (Portuguese)
Mariana, Mariane, Mariazinha (Romanian)
Maricica, Marioara (Ukrainian)
Mariia (Russian)
Manya (Ukrainian)
Marusya (Russian)
Marya, Masha (Sami)
Márjá (Tongan)
Mele (Scottish)
Mhairi (Scottish Gaelic)
Màiri, Moire (Slovene)
Manca, Manja, Maruša, Mija (Somali)
Maryan (Spanish)
Míriam, Mía, Mirian 1 (Spanish (Latin American))
Marely, Maritza (Swahili)
Mariamu (Swedish)
My (Tatar)
Märyam (Walloon)
Mareye (Welsh)
Mair (Western African)
Mariama (Yiddish)
Mirele
Sources: Wikipedia — Meryem