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Help[Opinions] Re: Mara vs Amara
in reply to a message by Danno
Mara
Especially now that I know Amara is actually used as a word for bitter, while Mara isn't.
But I like Mara more because of the sound. I always sort of thought of it as "an -ara name" like Lara, Tara, Kara. My initial exposure to all these names had them pronounced -ah-ra, to rhyme samsara not mascara. Mara is pretty dramatic seeming to me - has a similar dark quality to Daria or Violet. I have Mara on my favorites, though I never considered using it because I think of it as biblical.
I find that I generally prefer names with first-syllable stress. I guess they seem more substantial or direct, to me. The first syllable of Amara is "uh" in my accent, so the name sounds like "uh, Mara." Or like tomorrow without the T? It flows gracefully, but somehow sounds much less memorable and important compared to Mara.
- mirfak
Especially now that I know Amara is actually used as a word for bitter, while Mara isn't.
But I like Mara more because of the sound. I always sort of thought of it as "an -ara name" like Lara, Tara, Kara. My initial exposure to all these names had them pronounced -ah-ra, to rhyme samsara not mascara. Mara is pretty dramatic seeming to me - has a similar dark quality to Daria or Violet. I have Mara on my favorites, though I never considered using it because I think of it as biblical.
I find that I generally prefer names with first-syllable stress. I guess they seem more substantial or direct, to me. The first syllable of Amara is "uh" in my accent, so the name sounds like "uh, Mara." Or like tomorrow without the T? It flows gracefully, but somehow sounds much less memorable and important compared to Mara.
- mirfak
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