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Maryamaweet is an Ethiopian name meaning "Mother Mary's image", or "Mother Mary's identity." Maryamaweet has a nickname: Maryam, and sometimes Mary. Sometimes Maryam is one whole name. Maryamaweet is also a historical bible name in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church's scriptures. All over Ethiopia, and sometimes in America, many girls are called Maryamaweet.
There is a legend in Ethiopia that a girl called Maryamaweet once lured a million men to her because of her beauty, but she refused to marry any of them. So, in a way, Maryamaweet means beauty and spunk as well.
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