How well does the name 'Mara' really fit our Mara's personality? Let's see what kabalarians.com had to say about it! [red comments like this are my own]
- Although the name Mara creates the urge to work in harmony with others, we point out that it causes a superior, interfering expression. [oh, come on, kids. Just look at her personality. Go on, look.]
- This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses in the fluid systems, worry and mental tension. ['zomg so mysterious' Yuuzhan Vong disease, anyone!?]
- Your name of Mara gives you the desire to understand and to help others but, at the same time you can become too involved in their problems and, as a result, worry too much. [comes into play with Ben and her overprotectiveness of him]
- You desire a home and family of your own and have the ability to create understanding and harmony in family association as you are pliable, forgiving, and tactful. [we saw her cry to Leia about the possibility of not being able to have a child, saw her emo about not being able to give Luke a family--need I say more?]
There are also some more simple meanings for Mara's name, all put together nicely by Wookiepedia.
In Hebrew, Mara means "bitter," and alternately "myrrh" or "fragrance", while Jade of course is another word for "woman". In the Biblical tradition, Ruth's beleaguered mother, Naomi, declared that "Mara" would be a better name, for she had been treated "bitterly" by fate. However, perhaps like Mara Jade, Naomi's fortunes later improved. The name may also have been inspired by "Kama-Mara", the Buddhist deity of love and death. In Czech, "Mara" means cherry blossom.
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