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Marwa (given name)

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Gender
  
Female

Region of origin
  
Arabia

Meaning
  
white stone

Related names
  
Merve, Marva, Marveh

Pronunciation
  
Arabic pronunciation: [marwaː]

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

  • Marwa (raga), raga of Hindustani Classical Music
  • Marwa (singer), Lebanese singer
  • Marwa Hussein, Egyptian hammer throw athlete
  • Marwa El-Sherbini, Egyptian woman murdered in a courtroom in Dresden, Germany
  • Asmita Marwa, fashion designer

    • 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.

    References

    Marwa (given name) Wikipedia
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