Merve

Merve is a feminine Turkish given name of Arabic origin. It has two meanings:

  1. Pebble
  2. One of the two sacred hills in Mecca, Saudi Arabia between which Muslims travel back and forth seven times as part of the ritual pilgrimages. Merve is mentioned in sura of Bakara, verse 158.

According to General Directorate of Civil Registration and Nationality of Turkey, Merve was the most popular female name between 1991 and 2000.[1]

Some of the known people with this name are:

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