Meaning of name Mara

The name Mara has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

As a baby girl name, Mara is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 640 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Mara rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 53 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 758 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Mara in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Mara is very likely a(n) Greek variant of the name Amara. See other suggested Greek girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Amara.

The following names are baby names related to Mara and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Mara: Boys - Adonis, Gregory, Girls - Alexandra, Cynthia, Diantha, Euphemia, Genie, Kaia, Kandi, Kyra, Lexie, Liddie, Mintie, Nereida, Nerissa, Ova, Phoebe, Teri, Both genders - Calandra

The name Mara is a variant of Amara. Other popular variants of the name Amara are: Amaira, Amairah, Amar, Amara (Greek), Amarande, Amaranta (Spanish), Amarante, Amargo, Amari, Amaria, Amariah, Amarrinda, Mara

We think the name Mara should fall under the following style category: Mythical and Mysterious.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Mara to be: A mysterious and alluring lady

In one word, you might describe Mara as a(n) "alluring" person.

See other "alluring" names for girls.