Moriah
[məˈraɪə]Meaning
from Hebrew Moriya, possibly "seen by Yahweh"; a biblical place name
Background Story
Moriah is a Hebrew place name from the Old Testament. Since the 1980s it has occasionally been used as a feminine given name in America.
Temperament
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