Marra
[ˈmɑːrə]Meaning
Italian surname from marra, "hoe", an occupational name for a farmer
Background Story
Marra is an Italian surname that was borrowed into English. The Italian word marra is a hoe, and the surname is explained as a metonymic occupational name for a farmer. It is also recorded, in a user-submitted entry, as a rare feminine given name in English.
Temperament
Related Names
Merla
Blackbird in Italian
Alica
Slovak form of Alice
Donni
Recorded as a rare English given name, used for both girls and boys
Maara
Recorded as a feminine given name in Estonian
Maiya
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Malia
Hawaiian form of Maria
Manda
Diminutive of Magdalena
Mandi
A diminutive of Amanda
Mandy
A diminutive of Amanda
Manja
Diminutive of Marija, used independently