Bitter; beloved; drop of the sea
Meriem is a Maghrebi and French variant of Maryam, the Semitic form of Mary. It carries the same complex etymological roots, often interpreted as 'beloved' from Egyptian or 'bitter' from Hebrew.
Less common today
Meriem isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,652 in 2013.
US births per 5-year period, 1990โpresent (SSA data).
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