Suriname is a place.
Suriname ( [ ˈsʊrᵻnæm ] , [ - nɑːm ] or [ - nəm ] , also spelled Surinam ) , officially known as the Republic of Suriname ( Republiek Suriname [ ˌreːpyˈblik ˌsyːriˈnaːmə ] ) , is a sovereign state on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America .