Marwan

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Marwan is a common Arabic male given name, historically associated with several notable figures in the Arab and Islamic world.

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Label Occurrences
Marwan canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic masculine given name
given name
associatedDynasty Umayyad dynasty (through historical bearers) NERFINISHED
culturalContext Arab world
Islamic world NERFINISHED
etymologyLanguage Classical Arabic NERFINISHED
etymologyRoot marw (a type of stone or flint)
frequency high among Arabic male names
gender masculine
grammaticalCategory proper noun
hasDiminutive Marwanī (in some dialects)
hasPluralForm not applicable (personal name)
hasRomanizationStandard Marwān (ALA-LC) NERFINISHED
hasRomanizationVariant Marwan (simplified Latin)
hasShortForm Maro NERFINISHED
hasTransliteration Marwān NERFINISHED
hasVariant Marouane NERFINISHED
Maruan NERFINISHED
Merwan NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance borne by early Islamic rulers and leaders
languageOfOrigin Arabic
nameCategory theophoric and historical name
nameStructure single given name, may precede family name
nameType first name
notableBearer Marwan Barghouti NERFINISHED
Marwan Hamed NERFINISHED
Marwan I ibn al-Hakam NERFINISHED
Marwan II ibn Muhammad NERFINISHED
Marwan II, last Umayyad caliph in Damascus
Marwan Kenzari NERFINISHED
Marwan Khoury NERFINISHED
Marwan al-Mu'tasim NERFINISHED
Marwan ibn al-Hakam, Umayyad caliph NERFINISHED
popularity common in Arabic-speaking countries
religiousAssociation also used by Arab Christians
commonly used by Muslims
script Arabic script
semanticField stone, flint, solidity (by etymology)
timeDepth in use since early Islamic period
typicalGenderAssociation male
usageRegion Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED
Levant NERFINISHED
Middle East NERFINISHED
North Africa NERFINISHED
diaspora communities worldwide
usedInOnomasticsField Arabic anthroponymy
writingDirection right-to-left

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