While, the mara comes from the Maasai word meaning âspotted,â an apt description of the landscape from above. The Mara Training centre evolved from informal community meetings under an acacia tree within the Enonkishu Conservancy to what it has become today. âPreceding unsigned comment added by Mponin âPreceding unsigned comment added by 196.201.217.227 08:09, 11 December 2009 (UTC) What does MARA stand for? List of 71 MARA definitions. The name Amara is in the following categories: Ethiopian Names, Greek Names, Latin Names, Sanskrit Names, Unisex Names. What does Mara mean? Nedbank, Vodacom and now retail giant Pick n Pay are among the growing list of South African companies to back the locally made Mara phone.. Looking for online definition of MARA or what MARA stands for? Also form of Amara. (If you would like to suggest one or more categories for the name, click here).We have plenty of different baby name categories to search for special meanings plus popular and unique names, search our database before choosing but also note ⦠Top MARA abbreviation meanings updated January 2021 Mara Phone: A look at the proudly South African smartphone Mara phones have arrived in South Africa. That's how you're greeted at Sanctuary Olonana in the Masai Mara, a remote 583-square-mile national reserve in southeastern Kenya where wildlife and Maasai villagers coexist. The Android phone is the brainchild of pan-African entrepreneur Ashish Thakkar, CEO and founder of the Mara Corporation, which opened a high-tech smartphone factory at the Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone north of Durban in October. MARA/ARMA (Mapping Malaria Risk in Africa / Atlas du Risque de la Malaria en Afrique) The MARA/ARMA collaboration was initiated to provide an atlas of malaria for Africa, through the use of a Geographic Information System (GIS), by integrating spatial malaria and environmental datasets, and producing maps of the type and severity of malaria transmission. Name Amara Categories. Mara is a Maa word meaning spotted. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Mara is "bitter". May also be used as variant of Mary and as a short form of Tamara. M ara as a girls' name is pronounced MAHR-ah. Have changed the first paragraph to give the true meaning of Mara - it is not named after the river that runs through it, the river is in fact named after the area. It is a part of the greater Serengeti-Mara ecosystem and shares a border with the famous Tanzanian national park the Serengeti. It is an ideal safari destination and also home to the Great Migration, dubbed âThe greatest wildlife show on Earthâ and the only animal migration that can be seen from outer space!Sadly, this is currently an endangered phenomenon that might become just another story 30 years from now. Biblical: Naomi claimed the name Mara as an expression of grief after the deaths of her husband Elimelech and sons Mahlon and Chilion. MARA stands for Mapping Malaria Risk in Africa Suggest new definition This definition appears very frequently and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories: The name Masai Mara comes from the famous Maasai tribe who inhabited the reserve. MARA is listed in the World's largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms.