text: mary.....is known as? a name...so my question is while the mother of (virgin) choosed this  name 'mary...or maryam or ma'yam?  and what its meaning in arabic or jewish or whatsoever. please serious answers. biblical name vault:  meaning, origin and etymology of the name miriam (mary)  • miriam  (ex 15:20) mariam  (mat 1:16) maria (mary)  1) prophetess and older sister of moses and aaron 2) mother of jesus 3) some others.  a few possibilities:  (1) from  mara meaning rebellious, disobedient. derivation  meri means rebellion. transliterated to greek yields the name of mary, the mother of jesus.   jones initially reads their rebellion. nobse reads obstinacy, stubbornness.  (2) from  mar and  yam meaning sea.   mar means bitter;  mar means myrrh. both come from the root  marar meaning be bitter, strengthen, strong.  mar probably means drop but is used only once, in isa 40:15).  jones (additionally) and jerome read stella maris (star of the sea), but that strikes as a very free interpretation.  the name miriam (mary) means bitternesses but also strong waters/ waters of strength.   click here for more info: http://www.abarim-publications.com/arie/names/miriam.html