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Marwa

/MAR-wah/Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

“Al-Marwah, the sacred hill in Makkah; also a flint-like stone.”

In Hausa

How to say it
MAR-wah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MarwaMarwah

From the same family

01Marwan“Traditionally associated with flint stone; some etymological accounts also connect it with a fragrant plant.”Hausamale→︎

In Somali

How to say it
MAR-wah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

From the same family

01Marwan“Arabic-derived: flintstone (and, in some lexical explanations, a fragrant plant).”Somalimale→︎02Marwo“A Somali name meaning lady or respected woman”Somalifemale→︎

In Swahili

How to say it
MAR-wah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MarwaMarwah

From the same family

01Marwan“Flint stone; also associated with an aromatic plant in Arabic.”Swahilimale→︎

In Wolof

How to say it
MAR-wah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon