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The girl's name Mara \m(a)-ra\ is pronounced MAHR-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "bitter". Biblical: Naomi, mother-in-law of Ruth, claimed the name Mara as an expression of grief after the deaths of her husband and sons. May also be used as variant of Mary and as a short form of Tamara. Mara has 7 variant forms: Mahra, Marah, Maralina, Maralinda, Maraline, Mari and Marra. For more information, see also related names Maureen, Naomi, Amara and Damaris. Baby names that sound like Mara are Myra, Mira, Mera, Maira, Mare, Maria, Mayra, Marya, Maura, Mora and Meara. Mara is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Mara. Click here to compare Mara with related baby names.
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