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I deleted Persian from the first line. If we wanna add Persian we have to add Turkish, Urdu, Bangala and etc. --Lanov 14:42, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I read in an unabridged Arabic dictionary at my university library that the name derives from Old South Arabian (a Semitic language related to but in a separate branck from Classical Arabic), from the word "maryam" which means a soft-wooled sheep, or something to that effect. Although that does not rule out a common origin with the female name, or even that Old South Arabian was an intermediate so that the term could have ultimately come from "Beloved of Amon" via the sheep being known that way and hence the comparison with a tender, delicate woman; regardless, there is no mention of South Arabian anywhere in the article. I am living in Peru right now and am therefore physically unable to walk over to the Rutgers University library to properly reference this; but if anyone has access to one or more unabridged Arabic dictionaries, please look up the entry مريم and see what etymology they suggest. I think it's important not to omit a very important language in the ancient world. Thanks :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rcgy (talk • contribs) 01:04, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Maryam is also the "surname" of Kanaya from Homestuck, and MAYBE all the other jadeblood get that surname! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.37.66.161 (talk) 14:17, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I see that there is a merge proposal but no discussion. So I'm adding one here. -- MC

Merge - There is absolutely to have two separate discussions as these are variants of the same name. I would, however, say that the article(s) should be disambig pages pointing to people with the name. IMHO having a discussion about the name itself is really a violation of WP:NAD. -- MC — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:6000:EC16:C000:C68:4872:A0B1:CB4A (talk) 03:53, 17 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose merge. The two names Maryam and Miriam may be etymologically related, but they are distinct enough to warrant separate articles. It would not be helpful to mix up the many people called Maryam with the many people called Miriam. BabelStone (talk) 12:29, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Farah ❤S' 103.122.222.107 (talk) 12:17, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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