English Explanatory Dictionary

Mayim

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Maryam.
  3. A female given name from Hebrew.

Word forms

Mayim Mayims

Etymology

Popularized by U.S. actress Mayim Bialik, Bialik's name originated as a diminutive contraction of Maryam, her grandmother's name. It has been reinterpreted as deriving from Hebrew מים (“water”).

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