| 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 |
Marwan, Merwan or Marwen or Mervan (Arabic: مروان marwān) 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).
The name is also the name of a type of genus of the herbal plant basil.
Variants include Merouane / Marouane / Marouan. Feminine forms of the name include Marwa / Marwah and Marwana/ Marwanah (مروانة marwānah).
Notable persons with these names include:
Given name
Marwan
- Marwan I, Umayyad caliph (r. 684–685)
- Marwan II, Umayyad caliph (r. 744–750)
- Marwan ibn Abi Hafsa (d. 797), Abbasid-era poet
- Marwan (rapper), Danish-Palestinian rapper Mohamed Marwan
- Marwan Ali, Tunisian pop singer
- Marwan Ayman, Egyptian basso profondo vocalist and arranger, member of the Bass Gang
- 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 (1978-2001), Emirati terrorist and 9/11 hijacker
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
- Merwan ha-Levi, 11th-century philanthropist of Narbonne
Surname
- Ashraf Marwan, Egyptian businessman
Ibn / Bint / Abu
- Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (r. 685–705) was the Umayyad caliph of the Arab Caliphate.
- Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan Caliphal governor of Egypt for 685 to 705.
- Mu'awiya ibn Marwan, son of Umayyad caliph Marwan I.
- Bishr ibn Marwan, Umayyad provincial governor.
- Aban ibn Marwan, Governor of Palestine under Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik.
- Uthman ibn Marwan, son of Marwan I.
- Ubayd Allah ibn Marwan Army commander
- Ayyub ibn Marwan, son of Umayyad caliph Marwan I.
- Dawud ibn Marwan, son of Umayyad caliph Marwan I.
- Umar ibn Marwan, son of Umayyad caliph Marwan I.
- Muhammad ibn Marwan, son of caliph Marwan I, Governor of Caliphal province of Armenia and Father of Marwan II.
- Ubaydallah ibn Marwan ibn Muhammad, was an Umayyad prince, son of caliph Marwan II.
- Abdallah ibn Marwan ibn Muhammad was an Umayyad prince.
- 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
See also
- Marwanids (990–1085), Kurdish dynasty
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