Maryam

StephCripps

Just came across this at work..

she sounded olderish

seems kinda like a you-neek spelling to me.. but i could be wrong..

mrsb_IN

I like Miriam way more, though I'm not sure they'd be pronounced exactly the same.

sugarpumpkin716

dislike. 

fyziksgirl

My guess is it's a weird spelling translation from Farsii. My dad is Iranian and my mn is Mariam, which is a fairly common name in Iran. This is probably another spelling of it that looks weird after translation. Remember Farsii isn't written with roman letters.

All the same, in English letters, it looks awkward and weird. Not a fan.

EXL311

I grew up with a Maryam who is Persian.  The beginning is not pronounced like Miriam but the end is if that makes any sense. I only have good associations with this name because she is a beautiful and genuinely great person.

Smootchy

I like Miriam.

brooklynesque

EXL311:

I grew up with a Maryam who is Persian.  The beginning is not pronounced like Miriam but the end is if that makes any sense. I only have good associations with this name because she is a beautiful and genuinely great person.

I know a Persian Maryam, too.  She pronounces it MAHR-i-AHM.  Beautiful name but I'd probably go with Miriam, being that I'm not Persian.

526SadieSadie

I've seen Maryam before, but I like Miriam better.

apc1929

really dislike..   Love Miriam or Marion   but not Maryam

ames71

526SadieSadie:

I've seen Maryam before, but I like Miriam better.

This. I love Miriam.

Ivana_Stolichnaya

I don't like the spelling, to me it looks like it's pronounced like 'Mary-Yam'

Moneypenny424

brooklynesque:

EXL311:

I grew up with a Maryam who is Persian.  The beginning is not pronounced like Miriam but the end is if that makes any sense. I only have good associations with this name because she is a beautiful and genuinely great person.

I know a Persian Maryam, too.  She pronounces it MAHR-i-AHM.  Beautiful name but I'd probably go with Miriam, being that I'm not Persian.

Same here.  The Maryam I know is also Persian.

Rose.9.6.03

I actually know two Maryams - one is Persian and the other is from Saudi Arabia.  It's a relatively common name in the Middle East.

AlphabetFish

Hmm, yeah, I like Miriam better.

This reminds me of Majoram, the spice. This isn't a bad name, but I feel like people would spell it wrong a lot, or confuse it with Marian or Miriam.