Twin girl name for Mara?

For twin girls, we want to name one [name_f]Mara[/name_f] in honor of someone close to our family. We aren’t quite sold on the other name, but here are some ideas we had.

[name_f]Anora[/name_f]/[name_f]Annora[/name_f]
[name_f]Melora[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]/[name_f]Lenora[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]

Ranking from the list or new suggestions are welcome! We want the names to have a similar feel to each other, and we’d rather stay away from overly popular names, nontraditional spellings, or overly rare names. Thanks!

[name_f]Mara[/name_f] and [name_f]Lenore[/name_f] are great together!

[name_f]Mara[/name_f] and…

[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annalise[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Fenella[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Avia[/name_f]
[name_f]Julietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]

[name_f]Lilah[/name_f]'s cute! It has 2 syllables like [name_f]Mara[/name_f], and I don’t think it’s too popular. [name_f]Lenore[/name_f] is also a good option, both names have an “R” sound to tie them together. You have a great list!

[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Mara[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilah[/name_f]!

I personally feel that both names having an ‘r’ sound is a little heavy, so even though the other names on your list are lovely, I probably wouldn’t go for them. I do adore the name [name_f]Morgana[/name_f], but imo it’s too similar for a sibset.

My vote goes to [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] as well, it’s gorgeous with [name_f]Mara[/name_f] and a lot of the other names might be too similar

[name_f]Mara[/name_f] and [name_f]Lenore[/name_f] is my pick!

[name_f]Annora[/name_f] would be my second. [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] isnt my style but it sounds nice with [name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f] is too close [name_f]IMO[/name_f]

I like [name_f]Lenore[/name_f] or [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] with [name_f]Mara[/name_f], I think some of the others are too similar. [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] is also nice but I like the rhythm of [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] more, plus you can always use [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] as a nickname!

[name_f]Mara[/name_f] & [name_f]Lenore[/name_f] are my favorite from your list.

Other ideas

[name_f]Mara[/name_f] & ______:

[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Marin[/name_f]/[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]/[name_f]Danica[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Farrah[/name_f]
[name_u]Tatum[/name_u]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Meadow[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
Magdelena “[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]” “[name_f]Della[/name_f]”
Liora
Loralei “Rory”
Liana
[name_f]Mariel[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f] “[name_f]Molly[/name_f]”
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f] “[name_f]Cora[/name_f]”
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]/[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Delainey[/name_u] “[name_f]Della[/name_f]” “[name_f]Lainey[/name_f]”
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Elora[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] “[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] “[name_f]Mila[/name_f]” “[name_f]Emmy[/name_f]”
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f]
[name_f]Elyse[/name_f]
[name_f]Carly[/name_f]
[name_f]Brianne[/name_f]/[name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]

I like [name_f]Mara[/name_f] and [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] or [name_f]Lilah[/name_f]!

Others:

[name_f]Mara[/name_f] &:.

[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f]
[name_f]Posey[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlize[/name_f]
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Raina[/name_f]
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Gina[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
Sylvia
Tessa

I actually love all the names on your list, but I think [name_f]Mara[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] go best together!

I choose [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilah[/name_f]! So pretty with [name_f]Mara[/name_f].

Suggestions (sorry for repeats):
[name_f]Lorena[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]/[name_f]Lana[/name_f]/[name_f]Lona[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Raina[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Vada[/name_f]/Vaeda
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]

Personally I’m not a fan of matching initials so I would take other M names off the table (but that’s just me). My vote goes to [name_f]Mara[/name_f] & [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] (though I prefer [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] or [name_f]Lila[/name_f]) or [name_f]Mara[/name_f] and [name_f]Lenore[/name_f]. I think it’s best when twin names have the same syllables myself.

Best of luck!

My first thought was [name_f]Mara[/name_f] and [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]. Of your options, I like [name_f]Mara[/name_f] & [name_f]Lilah[/name_f]. Other ideas:
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] & [name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] & [name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] & [name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] & [name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] & [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] & [name_f]Zelie[/name_f]

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

[name_f]Mara[/name_f] is lovely!

Here’s my ranking of your current list:

  1. [name_f]Anora[/name_f]/[name_f]Annora[/name_f]-This is pretty. Feminine but strong, simple & unique. It goes well w/[name_f]Mara[/name_f].

  2. [name_f]Lenore[/name_f]/[name_f]Lenora[/name_f]-I’m in love w/the name [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], but can’t get into [name_f]Lenore[/name_f]. It sounds kind of harsh. I don’t mind [name_f]Lenora[/name_f], but think that [name_f]Leora[/name_f] would be amazing w/[name_f]Mara[/name_f].

  3. [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilah[/name_f]-[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] is a bit too frilly, but [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] is nice. I prefer [name_f]Lila[/name_f] though.

  4. [name_f]Marina[/name_f]-This is very pretty, but it’s too close to [name_f]Mara[/name_f].

  5. [name_f]Morgana[/name_f]-This is kind of close to [name_f]Mara[/name_f] too, but not horrible. [name_m]Just[/name_m] not my favorite.

  6. [name_f]Melora[/name_f]-I really like [name_f]Lora[/name_f] & [name_f]Elora[/name_f], but don’t care for this for some reason.

Other ideas:

[name_f]Aviva[/name_f]

[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]

[name_f]Eve[/name_f]

[name_f]Freya[/name_f]

[name_f]Junia[/name_f]

[name_f]Katia[/name_f]

[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]

[name_f]Nava[/name_f]

[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]

[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]

[name_f]Talia[/name_f]

[name_f]Zella[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions! I’d say I’m leaning towards [name_f]Lenore[/name_f], it’s one of my favorites and I like that it’s a literary name.