Gender Feminine
Usage Greek (Rare), Georgian, Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian, Moldovan, Romanian, History (Ecclesiastical), Theatre
Scripts Μαύρα(Greek) მავრა(Georgian) Мавра(Russian, Ukrainian)
Meaning & History
Modern Greek form of Maura 1, which has spread to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus region via the Eastern Orthodox Church.In theatre, this is the name of a 1922 comic opera composed by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971).