Meryem
title: "Meryem" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["turkish-feminine-given-names", "feminine-given-names"] topic_path: "geography/turkey" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meryem" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Meryem |
| pronunciation | |
| gender | Feminine |
| meaning | Mary |
| language | Turkish |
| origin | Miriam |
| :: |
| name = Meryem | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | gender = Feminine | meaning = Mary | region = | language = Turkish | origin = Miriam | alternative spelling = | nickname = | variant forms = | related names =
- Maryam
- Miriam
- Miryam
- Myriam
- Merjeme
- Maria
- Marija
- Mariah
- Mary
- Marie | name day = | derived = | popularity = | footnotes = Meryem is a feminine Turkish given name. It is the Turkish form of Maryam, and is the name used in Turkey to refer to Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Meriem is another variant form, found as a given name and surname of North African origin.
People with this given name
- Meryem Aboulouafa, Moroccan singer and songwriter
- Meryem Altun (1976–2002), Turkish political prisoner
- Meryem Bekmez (born 2000), Turkish race walker
- Meryem Betül Çavdar (born 2000), Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner
- Meryem Boz Çalık (born 1988), Turkish volleyball player
- Meryem Cennet Çal (born 2000), German-Turkish footballer
- Meryem Erdoğan (born 1990), Ethiopian-born Turkish female long-distance runner
- Meryem Koç (born 1996), Turkish footballer
- Meryem Küçükbirinci (born 2004), Turkish footballer
- Meryem Özyumşak (born 1979), Turkish football manager and former goalkeeper
- Meryem Tan (born 1999), Turkish wheelchair basketball player
- Meryem Uslu (born 1987), German kickboxer of Turkish origin
- Meryem Uzerli (born 1982), Turkish-German actress
- Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco (born 1962)
- Meryem Yamak (born 1962), German football manager and former footballer of Turkish origin
People with this family name
- Camel Meriem (born 1979), French footballer
Fictional characters
- Meryem, protagonist of Ethos, a Turkish drama television series
- Meryem, character in Hunter × Hunter, a Japanese manga series
Media
- Meryem, 2020 album by the Moroccan singer Meryem Aboulouafa
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