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What does Maura mean?
Maura 
as a girls' name is of Irish and Latin origin, and the meaning of Maura is "star of the sea". Variant of Mary. Also form of Maureen.
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA MARY Mair, Maire, Mal, Malia▲, Mame▼, Mamie▼, Manon, Manya, Mara▲, Mare, Maree, Maren▲, Maria▼, Mariam▲, Marian▼, Marie▼, Marin, Marita, Marja, Marjan, Marje, Marla▼, Marlo, Marya, Marysa, Masha, Maure, Maureen▼, Maurene, Maurine▼, Maurise, Maurita, Maurizia, Mavra, May▼, Mayme▼, Mayra▼, Mayria, Moire, Morag, Moya, Muire, Murial
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Mauma, ..
(male) Maurad, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Maura Livia (M.L.), ..
How popular is Maura?
Maura is a very prominent first name for females (#924 out of 4276, Top 22%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#40083 out of 150436, Top 27%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Maura was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its top rank of #503 in the U.S. in the 1960s, and is currently at #1576. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Maura (#1576 IN RECENT RANKINGS) ranked in the Top 2000 are Malia (#254), Mame, Mamie, Mara (#681), Maree, Maren (#607), Maria (#116), Mariam (#548), Marian (#1210), Marie (#576), Marin (#1382), Marita, Marla, Marlo (#1980), Mary (#126), Maureen, Maurine, May (#1645), Mayme, Mayra (#1501), Moira (#1606) and Mora. These forms of Maura reached the top of their popularity during 1910-1919 (USAGE OF 7.8%) and have become much less common since (USAGE 0.5%, DOWN 93%), with versions such as Marie becoming less fashionable. Malia, Mara, Maren and Mariam are four of the more chic names for newborns here.
Similar Names
Maura is alike in pronunciation to Maery, Mahra, Maira▼, Mairi, Marah, Maraya, Mari, Mariah▼, Marra, Maurie, Meara, Meera▲, Meerah, Meira, Mera, Merah, Merri, Merry▼, Mira▲, Mirah, Mirra, Moria, Moyra, Myra and Myrah. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alura, Aura, Bakura, Barra, Caera, Cara▼, Daira, Dara▲, Darra, Fabra (see Fabia), Fara, Glaura, Isaura, Kaara, Kara▼, Katura, Larra, Laura▼, Lawra, Lura▼, Maarva, Mada, Madra, Maida, Maiya, Mala, Malka▲, Malva, Manda▼, Marga, Mart, Marva▼, Mata, Maude▼, Mauresa (see Maureen), Maurisa, Mauve, Maya▲, Mouna, Murna, Natura, Noura, Sabra, Saira, Sara▼, Sarra, Shura, Tamra▼, Taura and Zara▲. These names tend to be less commonly used than Maura.
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