This was the name of Mamah Borthwick Cheney, Frank Lloyd Wright's mistress. Her real name was Martha, but she got the nickname Mamah very early in childhood.*
So, what do you think? I think it's kind of quirky, though I wouldn't use it for my own daughter.
*Pronounced MAY-muh, by the way.
This message was edited 9/19/2008, 12:45 PM