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What does Moriah mean?
Moriah 
as a girls' name is pronounced moh-RYE-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Moriah is "the hill country". Also possibly "the Lord is my teacher". Biblical: The land of Moriah mentioned was a mountainous region. It is believed Abraham was directed there by God to sacrifice Isaac. God intervened, a ram was provided and Isaac was saved. Moriah is thus associated with divine providence, and known as "land of the vision". May also be used as a variant of Maria or Mary.
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA MARIA, MARY Malia▲, Mara▲, Maria▼, Mariah▼, Mariam▲, Marian▼, Mariana, Mariann, Marice, Marie▼, Mariel▼, Marika, Marin, Marion▼, Marita, Marja, Marjan, Marla▼, Marya, Mayria, Meriel, Miriam▼, Moira, Moire, Morag, Moya, Murial, Muriel▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Moriah Jayde (M.J.), ..
How popular is Moriah?
Moriah is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#3356 out of 4276, Top 78%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Moriah entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its peak rank of #478 in the U.S. in the year 1992, and is currently at #1189. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Malia (#254 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Mara (#681), Maria (#116), Mariah (#217), Mariam (#548), Marian (#1210), Mariana (#286), Mariann, Marie (#576), Mariel, Marika, Marin (#1382), Marion (#1605), Marita, Marla, Mary (#126), Miriam (#303), Moira (#1606) and Muriel are the popular related forms of Moriah (#1189). These forms of Moriah were at the top of their popularity 108 years ago (USAGE OF 8.2%) and are now significantly less common (USAGE 0.7%, ▼91%), with versions like Marla becoming less fashionable. Malia, Mara and Mariam are three of the more chic baby names here.
Similar Names
Moriah is pronounced similarly to Marah, Mari, Marra, Meerah, Mera, Merah, Mira▲, Mirah, Miri, Mirra, Mora, Morah, Moria, Moyra, Myra, Myrah and Myriah. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adriah, Ariah▲, Dorah, Doria, Dorian, Jorah, Kiriah, Lorah, Loria, Lorian, Maiah, Marial, Merial, Meriam, Miah▲, Mirian, Moia, Monah, Morgan▼, Morine, Morisa, Morna, Myriam, Norah▲, Sariah▲, Sofiah, Toria, Zariah▲, Zorah and Zorrah. These names tend to be less commonly used than Moriah.
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