Pronunciation

Girl Names
1

[name_m]How[/name_m] do you pronounce the following? Also, which do you like the best?

[name_f]Maura[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Marah[/name_f]
[name_f]Marra[/name_f]

2

[name_m]Moore[/name_m] ah
Mah rah
Mah rah
Mah rah

I know someone named [name_f]Mara[/name_f] pronounced mah rah and another named [name_f]Mara[/name_f] pronounced [name_f]Mare[/name_f] uh.

3

I agree with the above poster…but I think I would be inclined to pronounce [name_f]Marah[/name_f] like [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], so mare-uh

I like [name_f]Marah[/name_f] (mare-uh) or [name_f]Mara[/name_f] (mah-ruh) the most.

4

I would say [name_f]Maura[/name_f] “[name_m]MOOR[/name_m]-uh” and the other three would probably be “MAH-ruh” at first glance.

5

Generally I would say Mow-rah, because I grew up in Germany so that’s what [name_f]Maura[/name_f] sounds like in my head. But if I met a [name_f]Maura[/name_f] in the US or [name_f]Canada[/name_f] I’d say Maw-rah.

Mah-rah
Mah-rah
[name_f]Mar[/name_f]-rah

I’ve had [name_f]Mara[/name_f] on my own list (family name), so that would be my favorite :slight_smile:

6

Agree with @em_why_eh
I might pronounce [name_f]Maura[/name_f] as [name_m]Moore[/name_m]-a or Mow-ra, depending.

[name_f]Maura[/name_f] (Mow-ra) is my fave

7

[name_f]Maura[/name_f] - Rhyming with [name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] - Mah-rah
[name_f]Marah[/name_f] - Same as [name_f]Marah[/name_f], prefer the [name_f]Mara[/name_f] spellng
[name_f]Marra[/name_f] - [name_f]Mar[/name_f]-ah

8

I would pronounce [name_f]Maura[/name_f] as More-uh and the other three as [name_f]Mare[/name_f]-uh rhyming with [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Mara[/name_f] the best!

9

I’m in [name_f]England[/name_f].

[name_f]Maura[/name_f]: “[name_m]MOOR[/name_m]-uh”
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] and [name_f]Marah[/name_f]: “MAAH-ruh”
[name_f]Marra[/name_f]: “MAH-ruh” (like in Marrakesh)

10

[name_f]Maura[/name_f] = [name_m]Moor[/name_m]-a
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] & [name_f]Marah[/name_f] = [name_f]Mare[/name_f]-a
[name_f]Marra[/name_f] = [name_f]Mar[/name_f]-rah

11

Maw-rah
Mah-rah
[name_f]Mare[/name_f]-ah
[name_f]Mar[/name_f]-rah