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Irish: a shortened form of O’Mara; Czech (Mára): from a pet form of the personal name Marek or Martin. Mara as a female first name is pronounced MAHR-ah most of the time, but can be pronounced as rhyming with Sarah in Jewish-American and Southern United States culture. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Mara carries the implication ...
Mara (name), list of people with this name; Māra (given name), a Latvian given name; Mára, the stage name for American musician Faith Coloccia during solo performances; Mara (singer), Russian rock singer
The Polish nightmare is known by such names as mara (around Podlachia), zmora (around Kraków). [38] [39] An etymological connection with Marzanna, the name of a demon/goddess of winter has been conjectured. [38] It could be a soul of a person (alive or dead) such as a sinful woman, someone wronged or someone who died without confession.
She is the patroness of all feminine duties (children, cattle), patroness of all the economic activities ("God made the table, Māra made the bread"), even money and markets.
Region of origin: Latvia: Other names; Related names: Mary, Maria, Mārīte, Māris: Māra is a Latvian feminine given name. The associated name day is March 25. [1]
Relief fragment of Mara in Gandhara style, found in Swat Valley The demons of mara. Palm leaf manuscript. Nalanda, Bihar, India Mara's assault on the Buddha (an aniconic representation: the Buddha is only symbolized by his throne), 2nd century, Amaravati Stupa, India Mara, his lustful daughters, and demonic army, attempting to tempt Buddha, on a 10th-century icon from Mogao Caves
It’s a typically brash, entitled stunt from a man whose cocksure personality and easy, dudeish tone have made him something of a celebrity on the New York lit scene, with multiple well-regarded ...
Maura is a female given name primarily used in English, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Scots Gaelic, and Irish. [1] It appears as the feminine form of the Roman given name Maurus and as an Anglicisation of Máire, the Irish form of Mary.