What does the name Mariam mean?

Mariam means "Beloved, bitter sea, Kerala Christian". It is a girl's name of Malayalam origin.

Mariam

Mariam means Beloved, bitter sea, Kerala Christian.

Gender	girl
Origin	Malayalam
Language	Malayalam
Starts with	M

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Beloved, bitter sea, Kerala Christian”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

Jincy — God is gracious, popular Kerala Christian name
Thresia — Reaper, Saint Theresa, Kerala Christian
Lissy — Consecrated to God, Kerala Christian
Jessy — God is gracious, Kerala Christian pet name
Mathew — Gift of God, prominent Kerala Christian name
Thomas — Twin, Kerala Syrian Christian foremost name

More girls' names of Malayalam origin

Anaswara — Eternal, indestructible
Fathima — Daughter of the Prophet, one who abstains
Athira — Quick, fast, swift like lightning
Aleena — Noble, soft, delicate, silky
Ayisha — Alive, prosperous, wife of Prophet
Abhirami — Goddess Parvati, pleasing, beautiful

Where this comes from

Mariam has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.