Mara vs Maren

[Anonymous]

I like them both. I also like your pronunciations. I would worry slightly that either name will get mispronounced a lot (people will say Mae-rah and Maw-ren). I don't know how much this bothers other people. My DH has a name that gets mispronounced in this precise way often and so it was a big deal to him because he hates it.

[Anonymous]

MAURA!!!

I’m totally biased because it’s my daughter’s name and I love it.

[Anonymous]

Love Maren! Either pronunciation

Marina is nice

Marta could be cool

[Anonymous]

I like both and I might choose depending on what sound starts your last name.

[Anonymous]

Uhh page 5 and no one has pointed out Mara means "gang" in Spanish.

[Anonymous]

I am named Lara and it has been somewhat annoying that it is not obvious how to pronounce it. I get LAY-ruh, LOH-ruh, LAH-ruh. Based on my experience I did not name any of my kids an ambiguous pronunciation name. My two cents.

[Anonymous]

I like Maren better but prefer this spelling Mairin, also live Mairead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love the name Maren (pronounced Mehr-en).

Mara means bitter in Hebrew.

Mary and Miriam also mean " bitter," yet they are very popular names.

[Anonymous]

Margaret

[Anonymous]

I love Maren. But yeah…see that it may be too close to Karen.
Maura is great. Maybe just go through all the best 80s names but with an M:
Manon (or Mhannon)
Macy
Miss
Minda
Mennifer lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Uhh page 5 and no one has pointed out Mara means "gang" in Spanish.

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[Anonymous]

Not sure if the child has been born yet, but I wouldn't recommend these names. Mara means "bitter."

[Anonymous]

I like Mara and love Maren. These are both good choices!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love the name Maren (pronounced Mehr-en).

Mara means bitter in Hebrew.

Yes, Mara has negative connotations across cultures. That’s hard to escape. I’m a “Moira/Maura” and like it. I pronounce my name “Mor-ah”. It’s a diminutive of Mary, so in the vein of Maureen and Margaret if you are going for an Irish Catholic vibe. It’s an uncommon name, so she’ll likely never be on a team or in a class with another Moira/Maura. That said, it’s common enough that most people have heard it before. The name can also be shortened to “Mo” or “Momo” for a nickname. If you end up circling back to the original name choices, I personally love the name Margaret.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love the name Maren (pronounced Mehr-en).

Mara means bitter in Hebrew.

Mary and Miriam also mean " bitter," yet they are very popular names.

Mary can also mean rebellious or beloved, and apparently star of the sea. Mora means blackberry in Spanish.