Name Marwan

Arabic name (مروان) means - "siliceous, flinty; flintstone".

Marwan I (Marwan ibn al-Hakam 623-685) - fourth Umayyad caliph. Cousin of Caliph Usman.

Safa and Marwa - the name of the hills in Mecca mentioned in the Qur'an around which one of the rites is performed. Muslims walk between the two hills, which they believe was made a ritual as a tribute to Hajar's search for water in the area when she ran out of provisions after Ibrahim left her in the valley upon Allah's command.