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Mariah

/məˈɹaɪə/

Mariah proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew, variant of Maria used since the nineteenth century. Popularized by singer Mariah Carey in the 1990s. Also the alternative form of Meriah.

Proper noun

Mariah

  1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Maria used since the nineteenth century. Popularized by singer Mariah Carey in the 1990s

Also used as

Mariah is also the alternative form of Meriah.

Forms of Mariah

pluralMariahs

Phrases with Mariah

Questions about Mariah

What does Mariah mean?
Mariah means a female given name from Hebrew, variant of Maria used since the nineteenth century. Popularized by singer Mariah Carey in the 1990s.
What part of speech is Mariah?
Mariah is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mariah?
Mariah is pronounced /məˈɹaɪə/.

Words near Mariah in the dictionary

  1. mariacheros
  2. mariachi
  3. mariachis
  4. mariage
  5. mariages
  6. Mariah
  7. Mariahs
  8. marialite
  9. marialites
  10. marialitic
  11. Mariamman

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