Marwa (name) explained
| Marwa or Marwah |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /ar/ |
| Gender: | Female |
| Meaning: | "White stone" |
| Region: | Arabia |
| Related Names: | Merve, Marva, Marveh |
Marwa or Marwah (Arabic:) is an Arabic female given name derived from the word with the meaning of either minerals, 'flint(-stone)', 'quartz' or 'a hard stone of nearly pure silica'. However, the Arabic name for quartz is .
The name is written Marva in the Persian form. During the Ottoman Period, the name was written Mervat (Ottoman Turkish:) or Marwa (Ottoman Turkish:), 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.
Given name
- Marwa Abdi Bashir Hagi, Somali politician
- Marwa Abidi (born 1990), Tunisian footballer
- Marwa Amri (born 1989), Tunisian freestyle wrestler
- Marwa Arsanios (born 1978), Lebanese artist, researcher and filmmaker
- Marwa Daoudy, Swiss associate professor of international relations
- Marwa Elselehdar, Egyptian female ship captain
- Marwa Hassan, Egyptian entrepreneur and fashion influencer on social media
- Marwa Hassani (born 2002), French-born Moroccan footballer
- Marwa Hussein, Egyptian hammer throw athlete
- Marwa Khamis (born 1985), Lebanese footballer
- Marwa Khmiri, Tunisian footballer
- Marwa Loud (born 1996), French singer of Moroccan origin
- Marwa Al-Sabouni (born 1981), Syrian architect and writer
- Marwa El-Sherbini, Egyptian woman murdered in a courtroom in Dresden, Germany
- Marwa Range (born 1977), Kenyan football referee
- Marwa Sultan (born 1983), Egyptian sport shooter
- Marwa Tbini, Tunisian footballer
- Marwa Zein, Afro-Arab film director, scriptwriter and film producer
Middle name
Surname
- Agnes Marwa (born 1978), Tanzanian politician
- Amarjeet Singh Marwa (born 1947), Kenyan field hockey player
- Asmita Marwa, Indian fashion designer
- Emil Marwa (born 1974), British actor
- Harvinder Singh Marwa (born 1943), Kenyan field hockey player
- Hisham Marwa, Syrian lawyer, director of the legal office of the Syrian National Council
- Joseph Marwa (boxer) (born 1964), Tanzanian boxer
- Mohammed Buba Marwa, Nigerian Brigadier General
- Samson Mwita Marwa (1932–2022), Kenyan member of parliament
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Thomson Safaris. A Child By Any Other Name…Wouldn't Be Kuria: Naming Traditions among the Kuria People. Thomson Safaris Safari Blog. 25 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906001540/http://www.thomsonsafaris.com/blog/kuria-naming-traditions/. 6 September 2015. 4 September 2014.
