Marwa

Marwa is an Arabic name associated with stone or flint. Its most important religious connection is al-Marwa, one of the two hills associated with the pilgrimage rites in Mecca. That place gives the name a specific sacred setting in addition to its natural, mineral meaning.

Marwah is another common Latin-alphabet spelling of the name. The final h does not point to a different hill or add another meaning. For a family choosing Marwa, the religious place may be more significant than the dictionary explanation of the word. Keeping those two layers distinct helps explain why the name can be meaningful without turning every association into a literal translation.