| Pronunciation | Arabic pronunciation: [marwaː] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "White stone" |
| Region of origin | Arabia |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Merve, Marva, Marveh |
Marwa or Marwah (Arabic: مروة) is an Arabic female given name derived from the word marū/maruw (مرو) with the meaning of either minerals, 'flint(-stone)', 'quartz' or 'a hard stone of nearly pure silica'. However, the Arabic name for quartz is ṣawwān (صَوَّان).
The name is written Marva in the Persian form. During the Ottoman Period, the name was written Mervat (Ottoman Turkish: مرفت) or Marwa (Ottoman Turkish: مروا), or Merve in the modern Turkish form.
For the Kuria people, Marwa is used as a masculine name, reserved for the firstborn male in a family, along with names Chacha or Mwita. Firstborn girls are called either Bhoke, Robi, or Gati.[1]
The male variant of this given name is Marwan. Marwa is also a surname.