Marwa (name)
Marwa or Marwah is an Arabic female given name derived from the word marū/maruw with the meaning of either minerals, 'flint', 'quartz' or 'a hard stone of nearly pure silica'. However, the Arabic name for quartz is ṣawwān.
The name is written Marva in the Persian form. During the Ottoman Period, the name was written Mervat or Marwa, or Merve in the modern Turkish form.
For the Kuria people, Marwa is used as a masculine name, reserved for the firstborn male in a family, along with names Chacha or Mwita. Firstborn girls are called either Bhoke, Robi, or Gati.
The male variant of this given name is Marwan. Marwa is also a surname.
Given name
- Marwa Abdi Bashir Hagi, Somali politician
- Marwa Abidi, Tunisian footballer
- Marwa Amri, Tunisian freestyle wrestler
- Marwa Arsanios, Lebanese artist, researcher and filmmaker
- Marwa Daoudy, Swiss associate professor of international relations
- Marwa Elselehdar, Egyptian female ship captain
- Marwa Hassan, Egyptian entrepreneur and fashion influencer on social media
- Marwa Hassani, French-born Moroccan footballer
- Marwa Hussein, Egyptian hammer throw athlete
- Marwa Khmiri, Tunisian footballer
- Marwa Loud, French singer of Moroccan origin
- Marwa Al-Sabouni, Syrian architect and writer
- Marwa El-Sherbini, Egyptian woman murdered in a courtroom in Dresden, Germany
- Marwa Range, Kenyan football referee
- Marwa Sultan, Egyptian sport shooter
- Marwa Tbini, Tunisian footballer
- Marwa Zein, Afro-Arab film director, scriptwriter and film producer
Middle name
- Dickson Marwa Mkami, Tanzanian long-distance runner
Surname
- Agnes Marwa, Tanzanian politician
- Amarjeet Singh Marwa, Kenyan field hockey player
- Asmita Marwa, Indian fashion designer
- Emil Marwa, British actor
- Harvinder Singh Marwa, Kenyan field hockey player
- Hisham Marwa, Syrian lawyer, director of the legal office of the Syrian National Council
- Joseph Marwa (boxer), Tanzanian boxer
- Mohammed Buba Marwa, Nigerian Brigadier General
- Samson Mwita Marwa, Kenyan member of parliament