Malay Names · Unisex
Marjan name meaning
“small pearls; coral”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- M
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂♀ Unisex
- Arabic scriptمرجان
3
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Marjan
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Marjan is a unisex name from Arabic meaning 'small pearls' or 'coral'.
What does Marjan mean?
About the name Marjan
Marjan comes from Arabic marjān, a collective noun for small pearls and for coral. According to Wiktionary, it entered Arabic through Syriac from a word related to 'pearl'. Marjaan is another spelling. In Persian, Marjan is also recorded as a girl's name.
| Gender | ♂♀ Boys and girls |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Mar-jan |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with M |
| Arabic script | مرجان |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: مرجان (marjān: small pearls, coral) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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