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The name Nur Maryam

Letters
9
Syllables
3
First letter
N
Origin
Arabic · Hebrew
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♀ Girl

Malay Names: NMeaning light

Nur Maryam is a girl's name combining Nur ('light') with Maryam.

About the name Nur Maryam

Nur Maryam is built from Nur, an Arabic element meaning 'light' that is commonly placed before a girl's name, and Maryam. Maryam is the Arabic form of the Hebrew name Miryam; its original meaning is uncertain. Nur is also written Nor or Noor in Malaysian spelling. The meaning of the whole combination is uncertain, because the meaning of the second element is uncertain.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginArabic, Hebrew
SyllablesNur Mar-yam
PartsNur + Maryam
First letterMalay Names starting with N
Arabic scriptنور مريم

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: نور · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Maryam · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Mary · behindthename.com · origin

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