Marwan
Marwan or Merwan (Arabic: مروان marwān), also spelled Mervan, Maruan, Marouane, 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)".
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [marwaːn] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Meaning | Solid stone from marou (flint) used to make fire in ancient times Strong lion Leader |
The name is also the name of a type of genus of the herbal plant basil.
Although Marwan is a male given name, it may also be used as a female name or the feminized form of the name, Marwana/ Marwanah (مروانة marwānah).
The female variant of this name is Marwa.
Notable persons with that name include:
Given name
- Marwan
- Marwan I, Umayyad caliph (623-685)
- Marwan II, Umayyad caliph (688-750)
- Marwan ibn Abi Hafsa (d. 797), Abbasid-era poet
- Marwan ibn Abi'l-Janub, grandson of the above, Abbasid-era poet
- Marwan (rapper), Danish-Palestinian rapper Mohamed Marwan
- Marwan Ali, Tunisian pop singer
- Marwan Barghouti, leader of the Palestinian group Fatah
- Marwan Charbel, Lebanese general and politician
- Marwan Dudin (1936–2016), Jordanian politician
- Marwan Hamadeh, Lebanese politician
- Marwan Hamed, Egyptian film director
- Marwan Kassab-Bachi (1934–2016), German painter of Syrian origin
- Marwan Kenzari, Dutch Tunisian actor
- Marwan Khoury, Lebanese artist
- Marwan al-Muasher, Jordanian politician
- Marwan al-Shehhi, 9/11 terrorist from the UAE
- Marwan Z. Miazee, Bengali boi
- Marwan Kharrat, Wikipedia editor
- Mervan
- Mervan Çelik, Swedish footballer of Kurdish descent
- Merwan
- Meher Baba, (1894–1969), Indian spiritual leader born Merwan Sheriar Irani
- Merwan Rim, French actor and singer-songwriter
Surname
- Ashraf Marwan, Egyptian businessman
Ibn / Bint / Abu
- Asma bint Marwan, a medieval Arabian female poet (7th century)
- Ibn Marwan, chieftain in the Al-Andalus (9th century)
- Ubayd Allah Abu Marwan, general in the Al-Andalus (8th/9th century)
Fictional characters
- Habib Marwan, in the TV drama 24
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