"Mariah" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /məˈɹaɪə/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mariah
  1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Maria used since the nineteenth century. Popularized by singer Mariah Carey in the 1990s Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Mariah-en-name-5d95zSWt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Mariahs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mariah (plural Mariahs)
  1. Alternative form of Meriah Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Meriah
    Sense id: en-Mariah-en-noun-BJOIrZ8z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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