Stuck and running out of time

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I'm now overdue with DD1 and totally struggling to come up with a name. What do people think of Mara? I like it but it means 'bitter' in Hebrew which puts me off. It's also very uncommon. Alternative is Annie but something's putting me off that too.

Or alternatives similar to the above? We're in Scotland and looking for something Scottish sounding.

Mara is nice. It's unusual but not weird. It's similar to the Uber popular vowel heavy short names like Lara and Layla and Ayla and Ava so think it's a great name for right now. Also the girl in Matilda was called Mara I think, and she is a pretty cool lady.

To mar also means to spoil.

What about Cara - means dear/beloved?

Annis, Bonnie, Iona, Innes, Laire, Catriona

I like Mara. More than Annie, which seems s bit nicknamey.

How about Mirren, Morven or Mairi/Mhairi?

Cora

I like Mara, and I'd prefer a name with associations of bitterness any day over one with connotations with sickly sweet.

I like Mara, which surprises me as I don't like Lara, Tara, Layla or Anya.

I love Morven. I also love Malin written down but I'm not sure of the pronunciation.

I love Cora and Morven but DH doesn't. Mairi is a possibility too.
I think Mara, although uncommon, sounds like a name!

I like Mara too - bitter, as in beer, isn't a bad thing . Disappointed there's now pint smiley now.

Otherwise:
Fiona
Eilidh
Shona
Ailsa

no pint smiley. Grrrr

What about Merrin or Freya?

I think mara is lovely!

I dont think a name meaning should put you off as such... I don't think we are that fussed about what our names mean as adults or at all really. It just seems when picking baby names we look at meanings ...speaking from experience here 🙈

Amara is on my shortlist and that is also listed as meaning grace or bitter, or some places say it has a meaning of lovely.... depends which background you look at.

Hope you get sorted with a name and that baby comes soon.

Samara? Could shorten it to Mara?

I'd just use Mara if you love it. I don't know anyone who looks up meanings of baby names.

Sorry, to me, this is a mara.

Out of all the names mentioned so far I like Merrin.

I prefer the Merryn spelling but I’m not sure if that chances it ‘being Scottish’

Mara is generally Mary in English or there’s Maria if you like the A ending. I don’t dislike Mara but I think Mary is fabulous and not so common these days.

Prefer Annie.

I like Annie

Mara, Mary, Marie, Maria, Miriam are all linked with the Hebrew Bitter.
So what? All lovely names.
If you love Mara don't let it put you off.

Moira is similar www.scottishgirlsnames.co.uk/moira/
I also like Merle and Meryl

Similar to Annie:
Annice, which apparently is a variation of Agnes.
Annais
Annes
Annora

Mara means the same to me as it is to MollyHuaCha above. That's all I think of when I hear mara.

Maria is a lovely name. Do it!

I prefer Annie.

Amara is on our list but I was put off by the similar meaning.
But then I thought about DC's names and couldn't remember what their meanings were without looking it up. So even though I think meaning is important to me, in reality it's actually not.

Coincidently Bethany nn Annie is also on our list. So good choices OP.