First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1765. From Marija (“Mary”) and from Tamāra.
Māra f
- A goddess in Latvian mythology.
- a female given name
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Māra was the only given name of 4526 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.