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I think it's okay.

I pronounce it like More + a, rhymes with Laura. I've always thought it was pretty. I prefer Maureen, but Maura is really nice too.

This message was edited 10/13/2012, 4:26 AM

I think Maura is lovely and understated.

I like it a lot. It's very similar to my name (Laura), and I've always found it a darker, crimson, more mysterious side to my name, which is straightforward and green. Maura has a very humble class and sophistication that I really love. I wish it weren't so awkward, as I could see having a Maura and a Nora and being *that* Laura who just *had* to go there.

I live in Boston, so I know about 5 million of them. It's kind of lost its charm for me, but it's a pretty enough name, I guess. Outside of the northeast I think it's pretty rare.