The baby name Merwan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /marˈwaːn/ (commonly pronounced 'MER-wahn' or 'mar-WAHN').
Merwan is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Merwan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /marˈwaːn/ (commonly pronounced 'MER-wahn' or 'mar-WAHN').
Merwan is Arabic in Origin.
Merwan is most often a French-influenced transcription of the Arabic Marwān (مروان). The root marw denotes “flint, quartz pebbles,” and by extension brightness and resilience; it also echoes al-Marwa, one of the two sacred hills in Mecca. The name was borne by early Islamic figures, including the Umayyad caliphs Marwān I and II, which helped secure its spread across the Levant and Maghreb. Today it remains particularly popular in North Africa and among Francophone diasporas, where Merwan is a common civil spelling.
Separately, in Persian and Parsi use Merwan can represent Meherwan/Mehrwan, built from mehr “love, sun” with the possessive suffix -vān, giving the sense “kind, benevolent.” This form appears in Iran and South Asia; Meher Baba was born Merwan Sheriar Irani. Variants include Marwan, Marouane, Marouan, Merouane, Mirwan; and Meherwan, Mehrwan. Related feminine form: Marwa/Marwah.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | Boys | 2008 | #170 | 2 | 1,288 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| Canada | Boys | 2017 | #331 | 5 | 2,609 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #368 | 20 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #434 | 12 | 10,523 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #538 | 11 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #607 | 61 | 13,071 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #622 | 4 | 10,983 |
| MA | 0 | #628 | 618 | 20,986 | |
| LB | 0 | #649 | 10 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #691 | 38 | 11,684 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| TN | 0 | #815 | 15 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #873 | 14 | 15,035 |
| DZ | 0 | #893 | 285 | 20,130 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #928 | 25 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| TR | 0 | #1,092 | 120 | 19,440 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,595 | 20 | 28,008 |
Merwan is popular in 33 countries — most recent births per country:
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