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مَرْوَة
Merve
MER-veh
“Mount Marwa.”
About Merve
Merve is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "mount marwa" — a Turkish-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish form of Arabic Marwa — Mount Marwa near the Kaaba.
Common Turkish feminine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish · Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Merve's root letters sit at the seam.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Merve
- What does the name Merve mean?
- Merve (مَرْوَة) means "Mount Marwa". Turkish form of Arabic Marwa — Mount Marwa near the Kaaba.
- Is Merve a name from the Qur'an?
- Merve does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Turkish-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Merve a boy or a girl name?
- Merve is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Merve come from?
- Merve is a Turkish-Arabic name, built on the root letters M-R-W. Common Turkish feminine name.
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