Origin of the name Mariah: Variant of the Hebrew Moriya (teacher). The name is borrowed from that of a hill from which Abraham prepared to offer Isaac up as a sacrifice. It is a holy place now covered by the Muslim Kubbet es-Sakrah (the Dome of the Rock). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
A memoir is a type of autobiography wherein the main content of a written material is about the writer.It is a genre of literature that involves writing about certain aspects and concerns of a personâs life. memoir is a type of autobiography wherein the main content of a written material is about the writer.
By Richard Nordquist. Definition: A form of creative nonfiction in which an author recounts experiences from his or her life. A memoir, says Gore Vidal, is how one remembers one's own life, while an autobiography is history, requiring research, dates, facts double-checked. form of creative nonfiction in which an author recounts experiences from his or her life. A memoir, says Gore Vidal, is how one remembers one's own life, while an autobiography is history, requiring research, dates, facts double-checked.