Meryem

Meryem

Pronunciation	Turkish: [mæɾˈjæm]
Gender	Feminine
Language(s)	Turkish
Origin
Word/name	Miriam
Meaning	Mary
Other names
Related names	Maryam Miriam Miryam Myriam Merjeme Maria Marija Mariah Mary Marie

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 Özyumşak (born 1979), Turkish football manager and former goalkeeper
• 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

See also

• Maryam (disambiguation)
• Miriam (disambiguation)
• Maryam (sura), the 19th sura, or chapter, of the Qur'an
• Islamic view of Mary
• Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, tennis tournament held in Rabat, Morocco