![]() ![]() Mara, Lady of the Acorna: Character in a series of co-authored novels.Mara Jaffrey: Character in the TV show ‘House of Anubis.Mara Jade: Character in ‘Star Wars’ expanded universe.Mara David: Character in a Filipino soap opera.Mara Aramov: Antagonist character in the video game ‘Syphon Filter.’.Mara Amaratayakul: Character in Thai TV series ‘Girl from Nowhere.’.Mara: Character in Dreamworks ‘She-Rah and the Princess of Power.’.There are also several Maras in popular culture that have helped boost the name’s popularity. ![]() Mara Hvistendahl: American award-winning journalist.Mara Margaret Helmuth: American composer.Mara Bar-Serapion: Syriac writer in the first century AD.Their careers and lives vary wildly, and their name is the only thing they share. There is also a vast selection of names for siblings to Mara.įavorite boys’ names parents give brothers of children called Mara are: Mara is a flexible name that allows parents lots of choice in selecting a middle name. Some have similar sounds, and others share similar meanings. Popular nicknames include:īecause there are so many variations on Mara, there are also many similar names. Maria (Basque, French, Latin, Greek, English, Scandinavian, Slavic)ĭespite the short length of Mara as a name, it has surprising flexibility when it comes to nicknames.There are all kinds of variations on the name Mara. However, some countries use it as a diminutive for some boys’ names, like: Its often used as a diminutive for other girls’ names. This is true irrespective of the language being spoken. You pronounce Mara: “MAH-rah.” Both ‘A’ sounds are long, and the stress falls on the first syllable. It remains a pretty popular name and ranks 540th out of 1000 at present – which is its peak popularity for the past 20 years (3). Since then, the name Mara’s popularity has increased gradually but consistently. It rose in the following years inconsistently, as it dipped again in 2015 to 735th place. In 2010 the name was still fairly popular but recorded a record low of 868th out of 1000. In 2000 Mara was fairly popular, ranking 606th out of 1000. The popularity of the name Mara has fluctuated over the years. In this context, Mara is a much older name, dating back to the third century (2). It also gets used in many Slavic countries as a diminutive of Maria, Marina, or even Tamara. But in memory of its original, bitter taste, they name the land Marah (1). Moses strikes it with a staff, making it drinkable. Once out of Egypt, the Israelites wander in the wilderness and struggle to find food or water because the only available water is bitter. The Hebrew girl name Mara first appears in The Book of Ruth after Naomi’s widowhood and exile from Moab.Ī variation on the name Mara appears even earlier in the Bible when Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt. The origin of the name Mara depends on the language and country it’s associated with. Interestingly, Mara does not mean ‘Of the sea’ or even ‘river’ in Kiswahili. The Mara is also a river in Kenya that flows into the Mara region of Tanzania. The interpretation of Mara as meaning ‘sea’ is strengthened by its geographical connection to water. In this context, Mara comes from the Latin ‘Mare’ and means ‘Of the Sea’. In Slavic, Greek and Gaelic, it gets used as a derivative of Mary or Maria. However, Mara has several other meanings. Here, Naomi, bereft of home and family, renames herself Mara, explaining it means ‘Bitter’. The most famous is Hebrew and found in the Book of Ruth. The noun תמורה ( temura) means exchange.Mara is a name with several meanings. Perhaps the connection between the previous is coincidental but perhaps these words are indeed linked, as change is often reaction to bitterness or opposition. Verb מרה ( mara) means to be contentious or rebellious, particularly against God. Hence, despite its links to words that mostly describe hardship, myrrh oil was known as the "oil of joy." The latter noun is spelled identical to the noun תמרור ( tamrur), meaning marker or sign post, from the root תמר ( tamar), meaning to be stiff or erect.Īnd speaking of such, the nouns מר ( mor) and מור ( mor) mean myrrh, a bitter and fragrant spice that was originally used to mark the tabernacle, but which came to be used to proclaim, olfactorily, the consummation of marriage. Nouns מרור ( maror) and מרורה ( merora) refer to any bitter thing, the former specifically to a certain bitter herb, and the latter to gall or poison. The verb מרר ( marar) means to be strong or bitter and can be used to describe tastes and smells, and hard or difficult situations.Īdjectives מר ( mar) and מרירי ( meriri) mean bitter. ![]()
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