مروةMuslim girl names
Meaning
Pebbles, flint; also an established plant name
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Arabic
- Alternate spellings
- Marwah
- Islamic / Qur’anic association
- Qur'anic association
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Traditional Arabic names
Connection: Place name · Quran reference 2:158
Read the linked verse for the Quranic connection. The meaning and spelling notes explain the name itself; a word in the Quran is not necessarily the name of a person mentioned there.
Language and spelling
Marwa is linked to marw, pebbles or flint, and is also associated with a plant word. Al-Marwa near Makkah is the place-name connection, not a separate literal meaning of paradise.
Alternate spellings
- Merve · Turkish · Merve
Sources
Meaning checked against the listed source.
Entry reviewed: 2026-10-25
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