1 The brain stem sits beneath your cerebrum in front of your cerebellum. 2  It connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, heart rate and blood pressure. The brain stem sits beneath your cerebrum in front of your cerebellum. 2  It connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, heart rate and blood pressure.
Mariah /mari-ah/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced ma-RYE-ah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Mariah is star of the sea. Variant of Maria, from Mary. This version has greatly increased in popularity, due to singer Mariah Carey.
View the Mariah Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Mariah has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Mariah to other names. Mariah is a variant spelling of Maria. Mariah has the diminutives (nicknames) Mareike, Mariel, Mariele, Mariella, Maryla, Marzena, Meike, Mia, Mimi, Mitzi, My.ariah is a variant spelling of Maria. Mariah has the diminutives (nicknames) Mareike, Mariel, Mariele, Mariella, Maryla, Marzena, Meike, Mia, Mimi, Mitzi, My.