Mara
Mara stands for:
- A female given name, see Mara ( first name )
- Mara ( gang ), youth gangs in Central America
- The South American pampas hare ( Dolichotinae )
Mara referred to in the Old Testament, a drink and a city:
- See second book of Moses, chap. 15, Verse 23: Because they came to Marah, but they could not drink the water because it was bitter. Therefore, it was called the place Marah.
Mara called in mythology:
- Mara, a pseudo goddess of Latvian mythology
- In the Bible, the self-designation of Noemi
- The name of the Lord of Darkness in Buddhism, see Mara (Buddhism )
- In Slavic mythology, a female figure, see Kikimora and Morena
Mara called in Geography:
- Mara ( Lake Lugano ), river in canton Ticino and in the Province of Como
- Mara (Romania ), river in Romania in Maramureş County
- Mara (river), river in East Africa ( Mara River), which flows through the southeastern Kenya and northeastern Tanzania and empties into Lake Victoria
- Mara (lake) Shuswap Country, Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada
- Mara ( region ), region in Tanzania
- Mara (Russia), town in Russia in the Tambov Oblast
- Mara (Zaragoza ), municipality in the Spanish province of Zaragoza
- Mara ( Sardinia), community in Sardinia
- Mara ( Maramureş ), village in Maramureş County (Romania )
Mara is the surname of the following persons:
- Adele Mara (1923-2010), American actress
- Alessandro Mara (born 1973 ), Italian singer
- Bogdan Mara ( born 1977 ), the Romanian football player
- Celia Mara ( born 1963 ), Brazilian singer-songwriter
- Elisabeth Mara (1749-1833), German singer
- Friedemann Weckbach Mara ( born 1947 ), German journalist, author and political advisor
- George Mara (1921-2006), Canadian ice hockey player
- Johann Baptiste Mara (1744-1808), German cellist
- John Andrew Mara (1840-1920), Canadian merchant and politician
- Kamisese Mara (1920-2004), President of Fiji 1993-2000
- Kate Mara ( b. 1983 ), American actress
- La Mara (1837-1927), German music writer
- Lya Mara (1897-1960), German silent film actress
- Mary Mara ( born 1960 ), American actress
- Michele Mara (1903-1986), Italian racing cyclist
- Paul Mara ( born 1979 ), American ice hockey player
- Rooney Mara ( born 1985 ), American actress
- Tim Mara (1887-1959), American football official
- Ulrike Mara ( born 1946 ), Austrian author
- Wellington Mara (1916-2005), American football official
Other:
- Mara, short for Naval Office
- MARA, short for Marburg University Research Academy
- Name of a Stradivarius cello, named after its most famous owner, JB Mara
- " Biographical " Roman ( Carl Hanser Verlag, 2003) about the history of the cello the same name, by Wolf Wondratschek
- Mára! is the stage name of an artist and designer