# Maryam

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,040

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Arabic.
2. A surname from Arabic.
3. The 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an, recounting the events leading up to the birth of Jesus.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَرْيَم (maryam) and Persian مریم (maryam). Doublet of Mary and Miriam.

## Easily confused with
- **Maya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maryam-vs-maya)
- **Mayan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maryam-vs-mayan)
- **marys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maryam-vs-marys)
- **Miriam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maryam-vs-miriam)
- **Mary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mary-vs-maryam)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mara-vs-maryam)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-maryam)
- **madam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madam-vs-maryam)
- **Marta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marta-vs-maryam)
- **Marla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marla-vs-maryam)
- **Marian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marian-vs-maryam)
- **Mariah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mariah-vs-maryam)
- **Marwan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marwan-vs-maryam)
- **Markham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markham-vs-maryam)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amryam`, `maraym`, `marryam`, `maryamm`, `maryma`, `maryyam`, `mayram`, `mmaryam`, `mrayam`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maryam