Mariyah Name Meaning & Origin
Mariyah
Pronunciation: n/a
Origin of the name Mariah:
Variant of the Hebrew Moriya (teacher). The name is borrowed from that of a hill from which Abraham prepared to offer Isaac up as a sacrifice. It is a holy place now covered by the Muslim Kubbet es-Sakrah (the Dome of the Rock).
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Arabic: Fair complexion; name of the wife of the Prophet
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