Marwa (given name)


Marwa is an Arabic feminine given name. It is the name of a mountain, Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, in Makkah. Marva is the Persian form and Merve is the 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.