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مَرْوَان
Marwan
mar-WAAN
“Of the white quartz; flint stone.”
About Marwan
Marwan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "of the white quartz; flint stone" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Classical Arabic name connected to 'marw' (a hard white quartz used as flint).
Common across Arab families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Marwan is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Marwan before.
- Marwan ibn al-Hakam (623–685 CE), Umayyad caliph
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Marwan
- What does the name Marwan mean?
- Marwan (مَرْوَان) means "Of the white quartz; flint stone". Classical Arabic name connected to 'marw' (a hard white quartz used as flint).
- Is Marwan a name from the Qur'an?
- Marwan does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Marwan a boy or a girl name?
- Marwan is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Marwan come from?
- Marwan is an Arabic name, built on the root letters M-R-W. Common across Arab families.
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