Names like Mariah
Mariah is a three-syllable Hebrew name that ends in -ah. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
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 · "God is my oath," Elizabeth reshaped in medieval Iberia; queens of Spain and Portugal made it their own, and it travels the Spanish-speaking world as easily as it does the English. The spare, elegant spelling of the Isabella family
Madeline Hebrew · "woman of Magdala," from Magdalene, the village on the Sea of Galilee; centuries of French use as Madeleine, plus a beloved picture-book heroine, keep it storybook-warm in English. Maddie waits inside
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 · modern coinage blending Sarah (Hebrew: princess) with -iyah suffix
Zariah Hebrew · modern name blending the Hebrew root 'Zerah' (dawn) with the biblical '-iah' (Yahweh) suffix
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
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