Girl Name Maura

I am going to use the name [name_f]Maura[/name_f] for my baby girl. I like that it is an Irish saint’s name. I always thought it was pronounced Maw-ra and not Mor-a. Any thoughts on using the pronunciation Maw-ra? Thank you!

I know people with this name and they say [name_f]Mar[/name_f] uh. I refer [name_f]Moira[/name_f].

nmm2313, I’ve met a [name_f]Maura[/name_f] and she pronounced it Mor-a. Kind of rhymes with [name_f]Laura[/name_f].

Maw-ra makes me think of [name_f]Mara[/name_f] pronounced with a Southern accent! Maybe you can use [name_f]Mara[/name_f]?

I think that’s [name_f]Mara[/name_f]…right? Or did you mean [name_f]Moira[/name_f]?

nmm2313, I’ve met a [name_f]Maura[/name_f] and she pronounced it Mor-a. Kind of rhymes with [name_f]Laura[/name_f].

Maw-ra makes me think of [name_f]Mara[/name_f] pronounced with a Southern accent! Maybe you can use [name_f]Mara[/name_f]?

I think that’s [name_f]Mara[/name_f]…right? Or did you mean [name_f]Moira[/name_f]?

I would pronounce it just like [name_f]Laura[/name_f] with an m.

The girl I went to school with pronounced it as more-a, and spelled it [name_f]Maura[/name_f]. If you want [name_f]Mar[/name_f]-a, I would suggest [name_f]Mara[/name_f].

Agreed! Both [name_f]Maura[/name_f] and [name_f]Mara[/name_f] are beautiful, but I tend to say [name_f]Maura[/name_f] as MORE-ah. Then again, my only frame of reference is the show Rizzoli and Isles, and they say [name_f]Maura[/name_f] Isles’s name as such. I don’t know if that’s how [name_f]Tess[/name_f] Gerritsen intended it to be said, or really if that’s how it’s traditionally said, but I like MORE-ah/[name_f]Maura[/name_f] a lot. I don’t like MA-rah/[name_f]Mara[/name_f] quite so much, but it is still a lovely name!

I love [name_f]Maura[/name_f]! I think they way people pronounce it will depend on where you are regionally. If they pronounce [name_f]Laura[/name_f] [name_f]LORE[/name_f]-uh and not LAR-uh and [name_f]Maureen[/name_f] MORE-een instead of [name_f]MAR[/name_f]-een, then you’ll probably have to correct people a few times. To me MORE-uh only makes sense in a British accent and doesn’t sound good with American or Canadian accents. I’m Canadian and I say something in between MORE-uh and [name_f]MAR[/name_f]-uh. Like MAW-ruh (but with a barely perceptible W).

I think it depends on where you are. I’m from the South and my name is [name_f]Maura[/name_f]. I say something akin to Mawra, except not really a whole W sound. More like [name_f]MAHra[/name_f]. Actually, I pronounce it almost exactly like what’s in my username Tomaura, a play on Tomorrow (said with a southern accent "ta-MAHR-uh)! I say [name_f]Laura[/name_f], [name_f]Lauren[/name_f], [name_f]Maureen[/name_f], [name_u]Maurice[/name_u] the same way. I don’t like MORah, but I get it a lot from people who don’t know me and I hardly notice. However, I have been to [name_f]Ireland[/name_f] and I love the way they say my name, which is more like More-ah (because that’s how British/Irish people say the au dipthong) with a lovely little rolled R. It’s trouble sometimes, but I still love my name and have never wanted it to be anything else ever.

Go for it! Mauras of the World [name_f]Unite[/name_f]!

I like [name_f]Maura[/name_f] (pr. More-ah), I’ve warmed to it thanks to [name_f]Maura[/name_f] Isles on Rizzoli and Isles. :slight_smile:

my friend is [name_f]Maura[/name_f] prn Mawr-uh. Everyone she’s encountered always gets it right on the first try, but it may differ depending where you live