Merve

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

Pebble
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 Surah Bakara, verse 158.

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

Given name

Merve Adıyaman (born 1994), Turkish handball player
Merve Aladağ (born 1993), Turkish footballer
Merve Atlıer (born 2000), Turkish volleyball player
Merve Aydın (born 1990), Turkish middle distance runner
Merve Aydın (basketball) (born 1994), Turkish basketball player
Merve Boluğur (born 1987), Turkish actress
Merve Büyüksaraç (born 1988), Turkish model
Merve Çağıran (born 1992), Turkish actress
Merve Çelebi (born 1993), Turkish-Cypriot volleyball player
Merve Çoban (born 1993), Turkish karateka
Merve Dalbeler (born 1987), Turkish volleyball player
Merve Daşdemir (born 1987), Turkish-Dutch musician
Merve Demir (born 2001), Turkish para table tennis player
Merve Dinçel (born 1999), Turkish taekwondo practitioner
Merve Dizdar (born 1986), Turkish actress
Merve Durdu (born 1996), Turkish handball player
Merve Emre, Turkish-American academic, author, and literary critic
Merve Erbektaş (born 1996), Turkish handball player
Merve Nur Eroğlu (born 1993), Turkish Paralympic archer
Merve İzbilir (born 1997), Turkish volleyball player
Merve Karadeniz, Turkish freestyle wrestler
Merve Kavakçı (born 1968), Turkish politician
Merve Kenger (born 1993), Turkish wrestler
Merve Kuryluk (born 1937), Canadian ice hockey player
Merve Özbey (born 1988), Turkish singer and songwriter
Merve Sevi (born 1987), Turkish actress
Merve Tanıl (born 1990), Turkish volleyball player
Merve Terzioğlu (1987–2008), Turkish swimmer
Merve Tuncel (born 2005), Turkish swimmer
Merve Uslu (born 1994), Turkish para judoka
Merve Uygül (born 1988), Turkish basketballer
Merve Vatan (born 2005), Turkish windsurfer
Merve Yazıcı (born 1992), Turkish taekwondo practitioner
Merve Yenidünya (born 2004), Turkish arm wrestler

References

↑ "NÜFUS KÜTÜKLERİNE KAYITLI VE 1991-2000 YILLARI ARASINDA DOĞANLARA EN ÇOK VERİLEN 20 KADIN VE ERKEK ADI" (PDF). nvi.gov.tr. Retrieved 2014-09-10.

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[1] "NÜFUS KÜTÜKLERİNE KAYITLI VE 1991-2000 YILLARI ARASINDA DOĞANLARA EN ÇOK VERİLEN 20 KADIN VE ERKEK ADI" (PDF). nvi.gov.tr. Retrieved 2014-09-10.