Mavra
Mavra is a one-act comic opera composed by Igor Stravinsky, and one of the earliest works of Stravinsky's neo-classical period. The libretto, by Boris Kochno, is based on Alexander Pushkin's The Little House in Kolomna. Mavra is about 25 minutes long, and features two arias, a duet, and a quartet performed by its cast of four characters.
Meaning & Origin of Mavra
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Mavra is a one-act comic opera composed by Igor Stravinsky, and one of the earliest works of Stravinsky's neo-classical period. The libretto, by Boris Kochno, is based on Alexander Pushkin's The Little House in Kolomna. Mavra is about 25 minutes long, and features two arias, a duet, and a quartet performed by its cast of four characters.
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The Story of Mavra
The earliest SSA record of Mavra as a baby girl name dates back to 1986, when 7 babies received it. 1986 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Mavra — #8,523 in the national rankings. Mavra last appeared in the published SSA data in 1986, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 7 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Mavra
Mavra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 7 births in the dataset. Mavra's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #8,523. Use the chart and map above to compare Mavra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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