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Mariah
Mariah (name)
Mariah is a female name of Middle Eastern ancestry. It is thought to be a variation of the name Maria, which is a Western World version of the ancient Hebrew name Miryam. This name may also be related to the Hebrew place name Moriah. The name Mariah appeared as early as 1550 in Great Britain...

is a female given name. It is a Gaelic variant of Mary
Mary (given name)
Mary is a feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the New Testament. Both New Testament names were forms of the Hebrew name מִרְיָם or Miryam.The usual meaning given by various...

, meaning beloved, loved, or star of the sea. It can also mean bitter. Other variants include Maria, Maryia, Marie, and Mary

Mariah may also refer to:

People:
  • Mariah Carey
    Mariah Carey
    Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...

    , American R&B recording artist, songwriter, record producer and actress.
  • Mariah Fredericks
    Mariah Fredericks
    Mariah Fredericks, also known as Emmi Fredericks, is the author of bestselling fiction books for teens, including In the Cards: Love and the bestselling novel The True Meaning of Cleavage....

    , author of bestselling fiction books for teens
  • Mariah Stewart
    Mariah Stewart
    Mariah Stewart is an author of romantic fiction whose titles have appeared on the New York Times andUSA Today bestsellers lists. Stewart's books have won, or been nominated for, various major awards, including three-time recipient of the New Jersey Romance Writers' Golden Leaf Awards for The...

    , author of romantic fiction
  • Mariah Sensuel, stage name of Finnish erotic actress Maria Kekkonen


Other uses:
  • Camp Mariah, camp sponsored by Mariah Carey to benefit children from low-income communities
  • Black Mariah
    Black Mariah
    Black Mariah is an English electro-rock band. Formed in late 2004, the band was made up of two groups of musicians who had descended on London: vocalist Mark Slade and bassist George Young, previously of the Leeds based band Circa, and brothers Kelton and Kris Turvey, both of who had played in...

    , an English electro-rock band
  • Mariah (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), a fictional character from the manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
  • Mariah Wong
    Mariah Wong
    Mariah Wong, is a fictional character from the anime and manga series of Beyblade. Mariah is the first girl-blader to appear in the series. She has cat-like features and a fierce bitbeast. She is completely loyal to the White Tiger team and always tries to keep the peace within it...

    , a fictional character from the anime and manga series Beyblade
  • Mariah's Storm
    Mariah's Storm
    Mariah's Storm was an American thoroughbred filly racehorse, bred by Donald T. Johnson's Crescent Farm in Lexington, Kentucky...

    , an American thoroughbred filly racehorse
  • Mariah (microprocessor), a VAX microprocessor designed by Digital Equipment Corporation
  • Another name for the fish commonly known as Burbot
    Burbot
    The burbot is the only gadiform fish inhabiting freshwaters. It is also known as mariah, the lawyer, and eelpout. It is closely related to the marine common ling and the cusk...


See also

  • Maria (disambiguation)


Note: Although "Mariah" and "Maria" differ by one letter, proper pronunciation is "mah-RYE-ah."
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