Bitter, beloved, or drop of the sea
Mariam is the Aramaic and Arabic form of the Hebrew name Miriam. It is most famously associated with the mother of Jesus in the New Testament and the sister of Moses in the Old Testament, representing a bridge between several major world religions.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Western Saharan singer and activist
Greek Catholic nun and mystic
Protagonist of the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns · A Thousand Splendid Suns
10th-century astronomer and astrolabe maker
