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Marwan, Merwan or Marwen or Mervan ( ) is an Arabic male given name derived from the word maruww ( ) with the meaning of either minerals, 'flint(-stone)', 'quartz"' or 'hard stone of nearly pure silica'. However, the Arabic name for quartz is ṣawwān ( ). The name is very common in the Arab world particularly in the Levant, and is widely used by Arab Christians and Muslims alike. The name is also the name of a type of genus of the herbal plant basil. Variants include Merouane, Marouane and Marouan (influenced by French spelling). Feminine forms of the name include Marwa or Marwah and Marwana or Marwanah ( ). Notable persons with these names include:
Marwan, Merwan or Marwen or Mervan ( ) is an Arabic male given name derived from the word maruww ( ) with the meaning of either minerals, 'flint(-stone)', 'quartz"' or 'hard stone of nearly pure silica'. However, the Arabic name for quartz is ṣawwān ( ). The name is very common in the Arab world particularly in the Levant, and is widely used by Arab Christians and Muslims alike. The name is also the name of a type of genus of the herbal plant basil. Variants include Merouane, Marouane and Marouan (influenced by French spelling). Feminine forms of the name include Marwa or Marwah and Marwana or Marwanah ( ). 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 ibn Abi al-Janub, 9th century Abbasid poet Marwan Abou Fadel, Lebanese Christian politician Marwan (rapper), Danish-Palestinian rapper Mohamed Marwan Marwan Abdelhamid (born 20001), known as Saint Levant, Palestinian singer-songwriter and rapper Marwan Ali, Tunisian pop singer 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 Marwan Elubi, Yazidi Qewl Singer
Surname
Ashraf Marwan (1944–2007), 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 Bishr ibn Marwan, Umayyad provincial governor. Aban ibn Marwan, Governor of Palestine under Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik Ubayd Allah ibn Marwan Army commander Muhammad ibn Marwan, son of caliph Marwan I, Governor of Caliphal province of Armenia and Father of Marwan II 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 Nawal Marwan, in the 2010 film Incendies
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