Irish: shortened form of O’Mara.Hungarian: from a pet form of the personal names Márkus
(Hungarian form of Marcus) or Márton (Hungarian form
of Martin), or from a short form of the old ecclesiastical name
Marcel (see Marcel).Czech (Mára):
from a pet form of the personal name Marek or Martin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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