The baby name Morven is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MOR-ven,IPA: /ˈmɔːrvən/ (UK), /ˈmɔrvən/ (US).
Morven is Scottish in Origin.
The baby name Morven is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MOR-ven,IPA: /ˈmɔːrvən/ (UK), /ˈmɔrvən/ (US).
Morven is Scottish in Origin.
Morven is a Scottish given name derived from a place‑name, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic mòr + beinn (“great” + “mountain”). Through Gaelic lenition, beinn becomes bheinn (pronounced ‘ven’), yielding the anglicized form Morven; it therefore carries the meaning “big mountain” or “great peak.”
As a personal name it entered use in Scotland in the late 18th and 19th centuries, during the Ossianic and Highland romantic revivals, when Morven appeared in poetry as a poetic term for the Highlands and is also borne by prominent mountains in Aberdeenshire and Caithness. The name is unisex but today leans feminine in Scotland. Variants and related forms include Morvern (reflecting the Lochaber district name) and the Gaelic form Mòr Bheinn. Distinct from Cornish Morwenna, which has a different origin and meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,166 | 13 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 |
Morven is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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