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Pronunciation	Arabic: [marˈwaːn]
Gender	Male
Origin
Language(s)	Arabic
Meaning	'Solid stone' from maruww ('flint') used to make fire in ancient times; 'Strong lion'; 'Leader'

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Marwan, Merwan or Marwen or Mervan (Arabic: مروان, romanized: Marwān) is an Arabic male given name derived from the word maruww (مرو) with the meaning of either minerals, 'flint(-stone)', 'quartz"' or '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 and Marouan (influenced by French spelling). Feminine forms of the name include Marwa or Marwah and Marwana or 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 Abdelhamid (born 2000), 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

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 (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.
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

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+| pronunciation   = {{IPA|ar|marˈwaːn|lang}}
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-| meaning         = ''Solid stone'' from ''marou'' used to make fire in ancient times.
+| meaning         = 'Solid stone' from ''maruww'' ('flint') used to make fire in ancient times<br>'Strong lion'<br>'Leader'
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-'''Marwan''' (also spelled '''Maruan''',  '''Marouane''', '''Merouane''', '''Mervan''', or '''Merwan''', {{lang-ar|مروان}}) is an Arabic male name. Notable persons with that name include:
+'''Marwan''', '''Merwan''' or '''Marwen''' or '''Mervan''' ({{langx|ar|مروان|Marwān}}) is an Arabic male given name derived from the word ''maruww'' ({{lang|ar|مرو}}) with the meaning of either minerals, '[[flint]](-stone)', '[[quartz]]"' or 'hard stone of nearly pure [[Silica Mineral|silica]]'. However, the Arabic name for quartz is ''ṣawwān'' ({{lang|ar|صَوَّان}}).
+The name is also the name of a type of [[genus]] of the herbal plant [[basil]].
-==Persons with the given name==
-;Marwan
+Variants include '''[[Merouane]]''', '''Marouane''' and '''Marouan''' (influenced by French spelling). Feminine forms of the name include '''[[Marwa (name)|Marwa]]''' or '''Marwah''' and '''Marwana''' or '''Marwanah''' ({{langx|ar|مروانة|Marwānah|label=none}}).
-*[[Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi]], King of Morocco (1576-1578)
-*[[Zulkifli Abdhir|Marwan]], alias of [[Zulkifli Abdhir]], bomb maker and terrorist killed in 2015 in the Philippines
+Notable persons with these names include:
-*[[Marwan I]], Umayyad caliph (623-685)
-*[[Marwan II]], Umayyad caliph (688-750)
+==Given name==
-*[[Marwan (rapper)]], Danish-Palestinian rapper Mohamed Marwan
+===Marwan===
+*[[Marwan I]], Umayyad caliph (r. 684–685)
+*[[Marwan II]], Umayyad caliph ([[Reign|r.]] 744–750)
+*[[Marwan ibn Abi Hafsa]] (d. 797), Abbasid-era poet
+*[[Marwan (rapper)]], Danish-Palestinian rapper Mohamed Marwan
+*Marwan Abdelhamid (born 2000), known as [[Saint Levant]], Palestinian singer-songwriter and rapper
 *[[Marwan Ali]], Tunisian pop singer
 *[[Marwan Barghouti]], leader of the Palestinian group Fatah
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 *[[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]], Emirati hijacker-pilot who crashed United Airlines Flight 175 into the South World Trade Center Tower
+*[[Marwan al-Shehhi]] (1978–2001), Emirati terrorist and 9/11 hijacker
-*[[Marwan Halwani]], The most famous person in the world
-;Marouane
-* [[Marouane Chamakh]], a Moroccan-French footballer
-* [[Marouane Fellaini]], a Belgian footballer
+=== Mervan ===
-;Merouane
-*[[Merouane Abdouni]], Algerian footballer
-*[[Merouane Anane]], Algerian footballer
-*[[Merouane Kial]], Algerian footballer
-*[[Merouane Zemmama]], Moroccan footballer
-;Mervan
 *[[Mervan Çelik]], Swedish footballer of Kurdish descent
-;Merwan
+=== 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==
-==Persons with the surname==
-*[[Ashraf Marwan]], Egyptian businessman
+*[[Ashraf Marwan]] (1944–2007), Egyptian businessman
+==Ibn / Bint / Abu==
+* [[Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan]] ([[Reign|r.]] 685–705) was the [[Umayyad]] caliph of the [[Arab Caliphate]].
+* [[Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan]] [[Umayyad Caliphate|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)
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 ==Fictional characters==
-*[[Minor characters in 24#24: Season 4 2|Habib Marwan]], character in the TV drama ''24''
+*[[Minor characters in 24#24: Season 4 2|Habib Marwan]], in the TV drama ''24''
 == See also ==
-*[[Marwanids]] (990-1085), Kurdish dynasty
+*[[Marwanids (Diyar Bakr)|Marwanids]] (990–1085), Kurdish dynasty
 {{given name|type=both}}
 [[Category:Arabic-language surnames]]
-[[Category:Arabic masculine given names]]
+[[Category:Arabic-language masculine given names]]
 [[Category:Moroccan masculine given names]]
 [[Category:Turkish masculine given names]]
+[[Category:Masculine given names]]