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Help[Opinions] Cara vs Erica
Which of these two and why?
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Speaking as a bearer...
This is kind of cool, I almost never see my name discussed on these boards! :-)
My name is Erica, and yea (in response to another poster), I was born in the early 90s. Specifically, my mom got the idea for the name from the Erica Kane character on "All My Children" played by Susan Lucci. I feel like there were a lot of "soap-opera babies" in my generation...
Anyway, I didn't like my name while growing up. At all. People would tease me by simply calling me "Eric," and I also felt like my name wasn't feminine enough. Now, however, I appreciate my name much more. I don't know many other Ericas (and most of them actually spell it "Erika," anyway), and whenever I tell people my name they seem to find it kind of novel - it's not heard every day where I'm from.
I feel like Cara runs into different problems. It's more obviously feminine, rather than a masculine name with an "a" tacked on the end. However, there is the issue of pronunciation (CAIR-uh vs. CAHR-uh), and also the fact that it's a very... "simple" name. Some people like simple, but I have to wonder sometimes if the little Annes, Caras, Emmas, etc., of the world feel at all insubstantial when standing / sitting next to a Katherine, Stephanie, or Victoria in class, you know what I mean?
So really, I think it depends which issues you would rather tackle.
This is kind of cool, I almost never see my name discussed on these boards! :-)
My name is Erica, and yea (in response to another poster), I was born in the early 90s. Specifically, my mom got the idea for the name from the Erica Kane character on "All My Children" played by Susan Lucci. I feel like there were a lot of "soap-opera babies" in my generation...
Anyway, I didn't like my name while growing up. At all. People would tease me by simply calling me "Eric," and I also felt like my name wasn't feminine enough. Now, however, I appreciate my name much more. I don't know many other Ericas (and most of them actually spell it "Erika," anyway), and whenever I tell people my name they seem to find it kind of novel - it's not heard every day where I'm from.
I feel like Cara runs into different problems. It's more obviously feminine, rather than a masculine name with an "a" tacked on the end. However, there is the issue of pronunciation (CAIR-uh vs. CAHR-uh), and also the fact that it's a very... "simple" name. Some people like simple, but I have to wonder sometimes if the little Annes, Caras, Emmas, etc., of the world feel at all insubstantial when standing / sitting next to a Katherine, Stephanie, or Victoria in class, you know what I mean?
So really, I think it depends which issues you would rather tackle.
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I find Cara flimsy, much like Mia and for much the same reason. Also like Bonnie. They just are adjectives, and sound unfinished. Cara who? Mia what? Bonnie where - Dundee?
Erica for a girl is far more to my taste than Eric for a boy. And the fact that it's a flower name disguised as a fem form just adds to the pleasure.
One possible disadvantage maybe: I was at school with a splendid Erica who died tragically and far too young. She had an elder sister who, as a toddler, just couldn't cope with Erica and called her Egg or Eggs; she accepted this graciously and it even appeared in print when she announced her engagement: Erica Joy (Eggs) Lastname and Blokesname. If you can avoid the egg element, it's a great name.
Erica for a girl is far more to my taste than Eric for a boy. And the fact that it's a flower name disguised as a fem form just adds to the pleasure.
One possible disadvantage maybe: I was at school with a splendid Erica who died tragically and far too young. She had an elder sister who, as a toddler, just couldn't cope with Erica and called her Egg or Eggs; she accepted this graciously and it even appeared in print when she announced her engagement: Erica Joy (Eggs) Lastname and Blokesname. If you can avoid the egg element, it's a great name.
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