Marvah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Marvah

What is the meaning of the name Marvah ?

The baby name Marvah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAR-vah (English approximation); Arabic: mar-wa (IPA: /marwa/; English IPA: /ˈmɑːrvə/).

Marvah is Arabic in Origin.

Marvah is a feminine name of Arabic origin, a transliteration of Marwah (مروة), best known as one of the two hills, Safa and Marwah, traversed during the Islamic rites of sa‘i. The underlying Arabic word marwah denotes a smooth white stone or flint used to kindle fire; by extension some lexicons also apply it to a fragrant plant. The final -h reflects the Arabic feminine ending (ta marbuta), explaining the spread of spellings with and without the h.

Used across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, Marvah has long-standing religious resonance and saw wider secular adoption in the 20th century and diaspora communities. Common variants include Marwa, Marwah, Maroua (French-influenced), and Marva. It is sometimes conflated with Hebrew marva “sage” and with Mavra (from Greek Mauros “dark”), but these are etymologically distinct.

⚙ Marvah is exceptionally rare. Across 5 countries, we found just 5 recorded uses of it.