Baby name
RISING
🇧🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 Mara
/MAH · rah/
Meaning
“Bitter or sorrow”
From the Hebrew meaning bitter or sorrow; the name Naomi took in the Book of Ruth after her losses; also used across Slavic and Romance languages as a form of Maria.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
warmplayful
How it ages.
Minimal and powerful; the biblical weight gives it gravitas that outlasts trends.
The cultural moment.
Rising in the US and Germany since around 2015; used steadily in Croatia and Italy for decades.