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Marwan

/MAR-wahn/Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a boy’s name

Traditionally associated with flint stone; some etymological accounts also connect it with a fragrant plant.

In Hausa

How to say it
MAR-wahn
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
rare

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
MAR-wan
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MarwanMarwaan

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
MAR-wan
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MarwanMarouan

From the same family