Mayim

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Mayim

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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”).

proper noun Mayims

A diminutive of the female given name Maryam.
A female given name from Hebrew.

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"Mayim." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mayim. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Mayim. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mayim

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"Mayim." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mayim.

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@misc{mayim_2026,
  title = {Mayim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mayim},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}