Marwa (given name)

Marwa
Pronunciation Arabic pronunciation: [marwaː]
Gender Female
Origin
Meaning white stone
Region of origin Arabia
Other names
Related names Merve, Marva, Marveh

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Marwa (Arabic: مروة) is an Arabic feminine given name. It is the name of a mountain, Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, in Makkah.[1] Marva is the Persian form and Merev is the 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.[2]

Notes

  1. "Muslim Girls Arabic Names - Letter M". Islamicport.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  2. Thomson Safaris (4 September 2014). "A Child By Any Other Name…Wouldn’t Be Kuria: Naming Traditions among the Kuria People". Thomson Safaris Safari Blog. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

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