Marwan Explained

Mrwan/Marwan/Marouane/Marwen
Pronunciation:pronounced as /ar/
Gender:Male
Language origin:Arabic
Meaning:Solid stone from marou (flint) used to make fire in ancient times
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Marwan, Merwan or Marwen or Mervan (Arabic: مروان marwān) is an Arabic male 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 also the name of a type of genus of the herbal plant basil.

Variants include Merouane / Marouane / Marouan. Feminine forms of the name include Marwa / Marwah and Marwana/ Marwanah (مروانة marwānah).

Notable persons with these names include:

Given name

Marwan

Mervan

Merwan

Surname

Ibn / Bint / Abu

Fictional characters

See also