Merve

Merve is a feminine Turkish given name of Arabic origin. It originates from the Arabic female name Marwa. 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.
3. The first pebble in heaven

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

People

Some of the known people with this name are:

• Merve Adıyaman (born 1994), Turkish handball player
• Merve Aladağ (born 1993), Turkish women's football striker
• Merve Aydın (born 1990), Turkish middle distance runner
• Merve Aydın (basketball) (born 1994), Turkish basketball player
• Merve Boluğur (born 1987), Turkish actress
• Merve Dalbeler (born 1987), Turkish volleyball player
• Merve Durdu (born 1996), Turkish handball player
• Merve Karadeniz, Turkish freestyle wrestler
• Merve Kavakçı (born 1968), Turkish politician
• Merve Kuryluk (born 1937), Canadian male ice hockey player
• Merve Lowien (born 1937), German publisher and author
• Merve Nur Eroğlu (born 1993), Turkish Paralympic archer
• Merve Sevi (born 1987), Turkish actress
• Merve Erez (born 1986), Turkish composer
• Merve Tanıl (born 1990), Turkish volleyball player
• Merve Terzioğlu (1987-2008), Turkish swimmer
• Merve Tuncel (born 2005), Turkish swimmer
• Merve Uslu (bprn 1994), Turkish para judoka
• Merve Yenidünya (born 2004), Turkish armwrestler
• Safa Merve Nalçacı (born 1993), Turkish women's footballer

Institutions

• Merve Verlag, German publishing house founded by Merve Lowien and others