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Mara

The name Mara is of Greek origins and means "eternally beautiful."

Updated August 7, 2024

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Girl name origins & meanings

Greek : Eternally beautiful
Hebrew : Melody
French : Little; bitter
Hebrew : Bitter; rebellion

Girl name variations

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Family name origins & meanings

Irish : shortened form of O’Mara.
Hungarian : from a pet form of the personal names Márkus (Hungarian form of Marcus) or Márton (Hungarian form of Martin), or from a short form of the old ecclesiastical name Marcel (see Marcel).
Czech (Mára) : from a pet form of the personal name Marek or Martin.

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