Updated February 29, 2024

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : Bitter; rebellion
  • Irish : Dark-skinned; bitter; dark
  • French : Dark; dark-haired
  • Irish : Bitter
  • Irish : Bitter; great

Girl name variations

Mary
Mari
Merry
Marie
Maria
Miriam
Marian
Mame
Mamie
Maymie
Mayme
May
Mally
Molly
Polly
Mara
Maretta
Marel
Marella
Maren
Marlo
Mariette
Marieta
Meriel
Mimi
Minette
Minnie
Minny
Mitzi
Madonna
Marilla
Marla
Marya
Muriel
Manon
Manette
Marija
Marika
Maire
Mare
Marquita
Maure
Mairin
Mair
Maureen
Moira
Moire
Moya
Muire
Masha
Mairi
Mariya
Mashia
Mash
Mariath
Mora
Moreen
Moria
Moriah
Maurin
Maurine
Morena
Maurizia
Mo
Moyra

How Popular Is The Name Maura

Family name origins & meanings

  • Catalan and French : variant of Maure, from the Latin personal name Maurus (see Moore 2).
  • Southern Italian : from a feminine variant of the personal name Mauro.

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