What names are similar to Mariah?
If you like Mariah, consider Moriah, Micaiah and Delilah. Like Mariah, their spellings end in -ah.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Mariah.
Moriah Hebrew · biblical place name (Mount Moriah); traditionally 'seen by God'
Micaiah Hebrew · traditionally 'who is like Yahweh?'; variant of Micah
Delilah Hebrew · delicate, weak, languishing
Aliyah Hebrew · "ascent, to go up"
The same roots
Also Hebrew names, from the tradition Mariah comes from.
Rebekah Hebrew · variant of Rebecca, traditionally 'to bind' or 'captivating'
Devorah Hebrew · bee; the traditional Hebrew spelling kept alive in observant families alongside Deborah
Azariah Hebrew · Hebrew biblical name meaning 'Yahweh has helped'
Sarah Hebrew · princess
The same feel
Also biblical and classic names.
Elizabeth Hebrew · "God is my oath," from the Hebrew Elisheva; the great durable classic of English girl names, worn by two reigning queens and rarely out of the US top 30 in over a century of records. Its nickname wealth is unmatched: Liz, Beth, Eliza, Betsy, Libby
Isabel Hebrew · a medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth, traditionally "God is my oath"
Madeline Hebrew · English form of Madeleine, from Magdalene, "of Magdala"
Amariah Hebrew · traditionally 'God has said/promised'
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Mariah, on a similar curve.
Hadassah Hebrew · myrtle tree; biblical name of Queen Esther
Sariyah Hebrew · variant of Sariah, possibly an alternate reading of the Hebrew name rendered Seraiah
Leah Hebrew · traditionally "weary," as Genesis has it, though some scholars hear an old word for "wild cow," a herder's term of praise in a world of flocks; Jacob's first wife and mother of half the twelve tribes. A quiet biblical staple modern parents keep choosing
Abigail Hebrew · "my father's joy," from the Hebrew Avigayil, the quick-witted wife of David in the Bible; a Puritan favorite that fell out of use when "abigail" became slang for a lady's maid, then returned in the 1970s to become a modern staple. Abby for short
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