Names Like Mare — Find Similar Baby Names
Mare is a 4-letter Irish girls' name meaning “Bitter”. This page collects 122 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Mace and Madre, Irish cousins like Abban and Abiageal, rhyming names ending in -are like Are and Gare, and names sharing the “bitter” concept like Ana-Marie and Anamari.
For the full Mare profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Mare page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Mare
24 baby names that differ from Mare by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mace | 1 | A Mace Was A Medieval Weapon Used By Knights. | English | Male |
| Madre | 1 | Mother | Spanish | Female |
| Mae | 1 | "Kinswoman." | Anglo | Female |
| Maire | 1 | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Mane | 1 | Great | Irish | Male |
| Mar | 1 | Lord | Hebrew | Male |
| Mara | 1 | Bitter | Romanian | Female |
| Marc | 1 | Form Of Mark. | French | Male |
| Maree | 1 | Variant Of Latin Mary Bitter | French | Female |
| Marek | 1 | Warlike | English | Male |
| Maren | 1 | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Mareo | 1 | Rare; Uncommon | Japanese | Male |
| Marie | 1 | Variant Of Latin Mary Bitter | French | Female |
| Mark | 1 | Tristan's Uncle | Arthurian | Male |
| Maro | 1 | Myself | Japanese | Male |
| Marq | 1 | Of Mars: The God Of War. | French | Male |
| Marwe | 1 | Chaga Of Tanzania Name. Meaning Unknown. | African | Female |
| Marx | 1 | Of Mars: The God Of War. | German | Male |
| Mary | 1 | Bitter. Variant Of Miriam. The Biblical Mother Of Christ. Names Lik... | English | Female |
| Mate | 1 | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Mave | 1 | Joy | Irish | Female |
| Maat | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Order And Justice) | Egyptian | Female |
| Mab | 2 | Happiness | Irish | Female |
| Mabel | 2 | Lovable MADONNA | Latin | Female |
More Irish Names
24 baby names that share Mare’s Irish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abban | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Male |
| Abiageal | Irish Form Of Abigail (Brings Joy) ADARA, ATHDARA | Female |
| Abracham | Irish Form Of Abraham | Male |
| Adare | From The Ford Of The Oak Tree | Male |
| Addergoole | From Between Two Fords | Male |
| Adeen | Little Fire | Female |
| Aderrig | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aeary | Scholar | Male |
| Afric | Pleasant | Female |
| Africa | Pleasant | Female |
| Agata | Kind | Female |
| Agate | Kind | Female |
| Aghaderg | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aghadreena | From The Field Of The Sloe Bushes | Female |
| Aghamora | From The Great Field | Female |
| Aghamore | From The Great Field | Male |
| Aghaveagh | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghavilla | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghna | Irish Form Of Agnes | Female |
| Aghy | Friend Of Horses | Male |
| Aguistin | Majestic | Male |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Female |
| Ahane | From The Little Ford | Male |
| Aideen | Little Fire | Female |
4-Letter M-Names Like Mare
24 names that share Mare's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Mare's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Mare
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Mare.
Names That Rhyme with Mare
14 baby names that share Mare's last 3 letters — -are. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Are | Eagle | German | Male |
| Gare | Short | Scottish | Male |
| Hare | Rabbit | English | Male |
| Ware | Wise | Anglo | Male |
| Adare | From The Ford Of The Oak Tree | Irish | Male |
| Amare | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Is Good Looking." | African | Male |
| Clare | Bright | French | Female |
| Cesare | Long-Haired | Greek | Male |
| Ettare | Lover Of Pelleas | Arthurian | Female |
| Kesare | Youthful | Spanish | Female |
| Delmare | Of The Sea | French | Female |
| Kildare | From County Kildare | Irish | Male |
| Andsware | Answer | Anglo | Female |
| Baldassare | Italian Form Of Balthasar (Protected By God) | Italian | Male |
Names That Start Like Mare
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Mare — Mar-. Good for parents who like Mare's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar | Lord | Hebrew | Male |
| Mara | Bitter | Romanian | Female |
| Marc | Form Of Mark. | French | Male |
| Mark | Tristan's Uncle | Arthurian | Male |
| Maro | Myself | Japanese | Male |
| Marq | Of Mars: The God Of War. | French | Male |
| Marx | Of Mars: The God Of War. | German | Male |
| Mary | Bitter. Variant Of Miriam. The Biblical Mother Of Christ. Names Lik... | English | Female |
| Marah | Very Happy | Arabic | Male |
| Maram | Asperation | Arabic | Female |
| Marco | Warring | Spanish | Male |
| Maree | Variant Of Latin Mary Bitter | French | Female |
| Marek | Warlike | English | Male |
| Maren | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Mareo | Rare; Uncommon | Japanese | Male |
| Margo | Variant Of Margaret. Pearl. | German | Female |
| Maria | Bitter | German | Female |
| Marid | Rebellious | Arabic | Male |