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01-22-2013 at 7:33 PM
LeggyNic
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Mara?

I've been hung up on short names that end in -a for a girl.  Probably because my planned name, Nina, was just used by our next door neighbor.  Thoughts on Mara?
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01-22-2013 at 7:39 PM
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I really really like it. I've always thought Mara and Maura were very pretty names. Not a huge fan of the meaning though.
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01-22-2013 at 7:41 PM
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I like it. It's on my list.  If you don't like the Biblical meaning, it is also a variant of Maria in some countries.
 
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01-22-2013 at 7:46 PM
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I like it!
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01-22-2013 at 8:14 PM
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It doesn't appeal to me, although I can't say why. I like Sara and I like Maya and I like Mia. But Mara doesn't do it for me.

But please reconsider dropping Nina because your neighbor picked it. I adore that name. There are plenty of people in the world with the same name. Your neighbors don't own it. It is one of my favorite names and it makes me sad that someone who was going to use it decided not to.

 
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01-22-2013 at 8:16 PM
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juniper19:

It doesn't appeal to me, although I can't say why. I like Sara and I like Maya and I like Mia. But Mara doesn't do it for me.

But please reconsider dropping Nina because your neighbor picked it. I adore that name. There are plenty of people in the world with the same name. Your neighbors don't own it. It is one of my favorite names and it makes me sad that someone who was going to use it decided not to.

I agree! 
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01-22-2013 at 8:20 PM
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juniper19:

It doesn't appeal to me, although I can't say why. I like Sara and I like Maya and I like Mia. But Mara doesn't do it for me.

But please reconsider dropping Nina because your neighbor picked it. I adore that name. There are plenty of people in the world with the same name. Your neighbors don't own it. It is one of my favorite names and it makes me sad that someone who was going to use it decided not to.

I agree with all of this!  Mara is too harsh for me.  I would still use Nina if you still love it.  You probably won't be neighbors forever!
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01-22-2013 at 8:34 PM
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It means bitter, so I don't love it.  What about Nora, with or with out an h?
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01-22-2013 at 8:55 PM
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Love it! I had to take out off my list, but it will always be a favorite.
 
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01-22-2013 at 9:08 PM
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I love it. And I have a positive association with it, so it makes it even better for me. 
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01-22-2013 at 9:12 PM
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I think it's a pretty name. Not a personal favorite of mine, but it doesn't start with K and it isn't a top 10, so it's got a lot going for it ;-).
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01-22-2013 at 9:33 PM
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LOVE IT!!! It's on my short list.


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01-22-2013 at 9:39 PM
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Mara is also the word for Sea in Gaelic. If we have a little girl next she will be named Mara. Mostly due to the fact that DH is a Star Wars nerd and loves Mara the character.
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01-22-2013 at 9:53 PM
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Use Nina anyway. I like it much more!!!
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01-22-2013 at 10:00 PM
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Love Mara!  I also know the sweetest woman you have ever met whose name is Mara so clearly I have positive associations with it.
 
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01-22-2013 at 11:13 PM
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I think that it sounds really pretty!
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01-23-2013 at 5:26 AM
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I like short names too!  Nina was one of my favorites.  I like Mara, but prefer Maura.  Other names I like are Lana(Lah-na), Dana (Day-na), Lena, and Nora.
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01-23-2013 at 6:32 AM
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I absolutely adore it!! Gorgeous!
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01-23-2013 at 9:47 AM
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I'm not sure why Mara doesn't seem to be all that well-liked on here (although a lot of replies on this thread may dispute that).  I've asked about this name before and gotten mixed opinions.  And I don't see it suggested very often.

That said, I love this name.  I would consider using it except that it sounds too close to my sister's name (Margo). 
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01-23-2013 at 11:24 AM
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I like it ok, but I like Mira better.

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01-23-2013 at 12:17 PM
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I like it, it's very pretty! 


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01-23-2013 at 1:27 PM
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I am a fan of Mara...but lean slightly more towards Maura and Marla
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01-23-2013 at 2:10 PM
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I've loved this name since I was a young kid when I babysat a little girl named Mara. Go for it!
 
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01-23-2013 at 5:13 PM
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It's okay, I like Moira better.

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02-01-2013 at 11:20 AM
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My 6 month old daughter's name is Mara. In Greek it means eternally beautiful. :)
 
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