Moraima as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Moraima

What is the meaning of the name Moraima ?

The baby name Moraima is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mo-RAI-ma (IPA: /moˈɾaima/).

Moraima is Spanish in Origin.

Moraima is an Iberian feminine name of Arabic heritage, believed to derive from Andalusi Arabic Murayma, a hypocoristic of Maryam (Miriam). It entered Spanish during the period of Al-Andalus and persisted in ballads and chronicles; the best-known bearer is Morayma (often spelled Moraima), the Nasrid queen of Granada and wife of Boabdil at the end of the 15th century.

Today the name is rare yet recognizable in southern Spain and across Latin America, aided by cultural figures such as Cuban singer Moraima Secada. Variant spellings include Morayma, Muraima, Murayma, and, by association, Maryam/Mariam/Miriam; short forms like Mora or Mai also occur. As a Maryam derivative, its meaning aligns with that name's traditional readings, often glossed as "beloved" or "wished-for child," with older interpretations such as "bitterness/sea of bitterness".