Etymology

Mayim

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Today it means: A diminutive of the female given name Maryam. Full definition →

Hebrew מים
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromמים“water”
  2. English todayMayim

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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