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What does Mora mean?
Mora as a name for girls means "star of the sea". Mora is an alternate spelling of Maura (Irish, Latin): respelling of Mary. Mora is also a derivative of Maureen (Irish, Gaelic).
Variations
VARIANTS Moria, Morah, Moira, Maurie
RELATED FORMS VIA MAURA, MAUREEN Mavra, Mo, Moreen, Morena, Morene, Morine
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Mora Alayla (M.A.), ..
How popular is Mora?
Mora is a somewhat popular first name for females (#3940 out of 4276, Top 92%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#759 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Mora reached its highest rank of #1125 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Mora are Maura (#1576 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Moira (#1606) and Maureen. Usage of these relations of Mora was common in the 1950s (ADOPTION OF 0.2%) and is now significantly less, with the version Maureen becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Mora is pronounced similarly to Maery, Maira▼, Mairi, Mara▲, Marah, Maraya, Maree, Maria▼, Marie▼, Marra, Mary▼, Marya, Meerah, Meira, Mera, Merah, Merry▼, Mirah, Mireya, Miri, Mirra, Moraiah, Moyra, Myra and Myrah. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abra, Aura, Bora, Cora▼, Cyra, Deora, Dora▼, Doura, Edra, Fiora, Hera, Idra, Ira, Kora▲, Lara, Lora▼, Lura▼, Madora, Mare, Marfa, Marg, Mena, Meral, Merl, Merla, Mesa, Meta▼, Mia▲, Mika▲, Mirna, Moia, Moina, Moire, Moja, Mona▼, Monay, Morag, Morna, Morysa (see Marisa), Mouna, Moya, Murna, Myka, Myrla, Nira, Nora▲, Rora, Thora, Tora and Zora. These names tend to be less commonly used than Mora.
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