Rican actress Mara Darmousli, Greek fashion model Mara Galeazzi, Italian ballet dancer Mara Hvistendahl, American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for Seed magazine Mara Liasson (born 1955), American political correspondent Mara Lopez (born 1991), Filipina surfer Mara Navarria, Italian fencer Mara Prada (fl. 2010s), Columbia singer on "Crazy Love" with Beto Pérez Mara Rosolen (born 1965), Italian shot putter Mara Santangelo (born 1981), Italian tennis player Mara Sapon-Shevin, American professor of inclusive education Mara Schiavocampo, American journalist Mara Schnittka (born 1995), known professionally as Julia Montes, Filipino actress of German descent Mara Švel-Gamiršek, Croatian writer Mara Torres (born 1974), Spanish journalist Mara Wilson (born 1987), American actress and writer Fictional characters Marller ("Mara"), a demon in the manga and anime series Oh My Goddess! Mara Jade, in the Star Wars Expanded Universe Mara David, in the Filipino soap opera Mara Clara Mara Aramov, the antagonist of the Syphon Filter video game series Mara Jaffray, in TV series House of Anubis Mara Lady of the Acoma, in the Empire Trilogy novels by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts Mara, the mother-goddess in the pantheon of The Elder Scrolls Mara Sov, the queen of the awoken people in Destiny 1 and 2 Mara, a past She-Ra from DreamWorks' TV series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Mara Amaratayakul, main character of the Thai television anthology series Girl from Nowhere Mara, an old and wise gypsy woman in the book Mond, Mond, Mond by Ursula Wölfel Mara, character from Shimmer and Shine Nicknames Nickname of Martti Ahtisaari, a career diplomat and former President of Finland Nickname for Maria in Bulgarian, Croatian, Hungarian and Serbian Nickname for Dagmar in Scandinavian languages and Czech Nickname for Martin or Martina in Hungarian Nickname for Tamara Nickname for Meredith when pronounced like Meh-ra Nickname for Maranatha in Evangelical Christian culture Nickname for Maria, Marianna, et al. in Russian and other Slavic languages Nickname for such names as Marcel, Markus or Martin Naomi (Bible), self-named Mara, meaning "bitterness", after she suffered the deaths of her husband and her two sons Stage name for Faith Coloccia during her solo performances References See also Māra (given name) Mara (disambiguation) Maura (disambiguation) Máire Marah (disambiguation) Moira (given name) Maria (disambiguation) English feminine given names Romanian feminine given names it:Mara