MuslimName

مَرْيَم

Maryam

مریم
Say it: MAR-yam · /ˈmar.jam/
Girl nameHebrew (via Arabic)Found in the Quran
Meaning

“Maryam (AS), mother of Prophet Isa (AS); English Mary”

حضرت عیسیٰؑ کی والدہ کا نام

In the Quran

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مَرْيَمَ إِذِ ٱنتَبَذَتْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا مَكَانًۭا شَرْقِيًّۭا

اور کتاب (قرآن) میں مریم کا بھی مذکور کرو، جب وہ اپنے لوگوں سے الگ ہو کر مشرق کی طرف چلی گئیں

And make mention of Mary in the Scripture, when she had withdrawn from her people to a chamber looking East,

Surah Maryam (سُورَةُ مَرۡيَمَ) · 19:16Read on Quran Majeed →
Verified (cited ayah contains the word)

What scholars say side by side

Deobandi

دیوبندی
Jamia Binoria
Recommended

Allowed; Maryam Irfan (with father's name) suggested.

Darul Ifta Jamia Binoria Aalamia, Karachi - fatwa 7009
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "What is the meaning of ‘Hamna’?" (Fatwa 834/834=M/1430); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/12919; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - very good and blessed; belief that it brings problems is baseless.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Can I name my daughter Maryam without fear of her facing problems in life?" (Fatwa 1183/932/D=1431); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/24204; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Are Shoheb Alam and Sahiba suitable names for Muslim children?" (Fatwa 260/62=TL/1430); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/11064; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is “Ribqah” a true name? Is there a difference between “Mahmood Hasan” and “Mahmood Al-Hasan”?" (Fatwa 818/634=L/1430); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/13277; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "How does Shria view selecting names for children?" (Fatwa 1309/961/L=1431); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/24742; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "What is the meaning of the name Azeemah?" (Fatwa 1393/1412=L=1430); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/15786; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - a nice name; no prefix or suffix needed.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is it permissible to change one’s name to Maryam?" (Fatwa 749/749/M=1432); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/31568; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested instead of Erum.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is the name ” ERUM” a good choice for a girl?" (Fatwa 373/373=M/1429); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/5063; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is “Zayna” an Arabic name?" (Fatwa 194/38=TL/1430); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/10873; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "What does the name “Zainab” mean?" (Fatwa 1109/1037=D/1429); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/6460; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Permissible

Deoband: permissible / correct - very nice and blessed.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "What name should we give our third child: Aaisa, Maryam, Fatima, Ahmad, Adam, or Ibrahim?" (Fatwa 1318/1318/M=1433); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/40849; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested for a convert.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "What name(s) mean “Allah’s chosen one” for a lady reverting to Islam?" (Fatwa 675/675=M/1430); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/12334; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Permissible

Deoband: permissible / correct - right.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is it appropriate to name the baby girl Maryam Zahra, or should we just name her Maryam?" (Fatwa 569/480/B=1433); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/37945; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - keep Maryam alone rather than Aainah Maryam.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "What does Faatimah mean?" (Fatwa 295/286/H=03/1437); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/62582; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Barelvi

بریلوی
Dawat-e-Islami
Recommended

The Prophet ﷺ gave this name to a girl.

Dawat-e-Islami, Al-Madinatul Ilmiyah, "Naam Rakhnay Kay Ahkam" (Maktaba-tul-Madina), p.17
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Quran & Hadith

قرآن و حدیث
Quran
Recommended

Woman of perfection; named in Quran 3:36.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3433; Quran 3:36
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Famous people named Maryam

Women of the Quran
Maryam (Mary)
حضرت مریم علیہا السلام

Mother of Isa and the only woman named in the Quran; a surah bears her name.

What the references say

  • Jamia Banuri Town names listSahabiyat Open →
  • Dawat-e-Islami, Naam Rakhnay Kay Ahkam49 دیگربزرگ خواتین کے نام Open →
  • Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah (Ibn Hajar)Sahabiyah, Tabi'iyah, Hadith narrator (no Taqrib tabaqah) - e.g. مريم بنت إياس الأنصارية Open →
  • Darul Uloom Deobandrecommended - modest Open →
  • Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Nameslady (Syriac); plump (Hebrew) Open →
  • Quranic Arabic Corpusexact lemma: مَرْيَم (Proper noun, 34x) Open →
  • Qabas Arabic lexiconroot م ر ي م; gender Girl; type اسم علم; Same word (vowels match)

Questions about Maryam

What does Maryam mean?

Maryam means “Maryam (AS), mother of Prophet Isa (AS); English Mary”. In Urdu: حضرت عیسیٰؑ کی والدہ کا نام.

Is Maryam a boy or girl name?

Maryam is a girl's name.

What is the origin of Maryam?

Maryam is of Hebrew (via Arabic) origin. Its Arabic root is م ر ي م.

Is Maryam in the Quran?

Found in the Quran. See Surah Maryam, ayah 19:16.

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