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The baby name Merouane is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MEH-roo-AHN (approx.), IPA: /mɛˈruːæn/. Arabic equivalent pronunciation: MAR-WAAN (IPA: /marˈwaːn/).

Merouane is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: MEH-roo-AHN (approx.), IPA: /mɛˈruːæn/. Arabic equivalent pronunciation: MAR-WAAN (IPA: /marˈwaːn/)

What is the meaning of the name Merouane ?

The baby name Merouane is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MEH-roo-AHN (approx.), IPA: /mɛˈruːæn/. Arabic equivalent pronunciation: MAR-WAAN (IPA: /marˈwaːn/).

Merouane is Arabic in Origin.

Merouane is a Maghrebi-French transcription of the Arabic given name Marwan (مروان). It stems from the noun marw, meaning flint or quartz, often glossed as the white stone once used to strike fire. The suffix -an is a descriptive or augmentative ending, yielding a sense of "of flint" or "quartz-like," and by extension connoting resilience, brightness, and clarity.

Prestige attached early through two Umayyad caliphs, Marwan I ibn al-Hakam and Marwan II, helping the name spread across the Levant, Arabia, and North Africa, and later into European diasporas. In the Maghreb, French-influenced spellings produced Merouane, Marouane, Merwan, Merouan, and Merwane, while the pan-Arab standard is Marwan. A related feminine counterpart, Marwa/Marwah, shares the same root and also names one of the two ritual hills in Mecca. Today the name is common from Algiers to Paris; short forms like Mero appear.

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Merouane – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
DZ 0 #306 2,165 20,130
France Boys 2018 #386 4 2,908
MA 0 #733 427 20,986
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
TN 0 #858 8 13,765
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
AE Boys 0 #1,142 2 22,615
IT Boys 0 #1,452 20 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Merouane is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:

France
AE
DZ
IT
MA

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People also ask about Merouane

Merouane is predominantly a boy's name.
Merouane is a 3 syllable name, pronounced MEH-roo-AHN (approx.), IPA: /mɛˈruːæn/. Arabic equivalent pronunciation: MAR-WAAN (IPA: /marˈwaːn/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Merouan, Merouane, Merwan, Marouane, Marwan and Maruan.
Across languages, Merouane has these equivalents: Marwan (Arabic), Merwan (Berber/Francophone), Marouane (French transliteration).
Yes — Merouane ranked #386 in France in 2018.
Merouane's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #386 in 2008 to #386 in 2018 in France.