Comments for CARA:

I pronounce this name "kair-a", not "kahr-a".

-- Anonymous User  12/4/2004

Italian origin, meaning: "Cherished and Beloved One"

-- CALLAHAC  12/7/2004

Cara is also a Spanish/Latin female name which means "face," but when a parent gives this name to female child it means "beautiful face." It is pronounced the same as Italian version (Cara Mia!).

-- angelina  2/12/2005

My name is Cara. I pronounce it Kair-uh, as in CARE-uh, NOT Kahr-uh as in car-uh. [noted -ed]

-- IndyBelle  4/30/2005

And then there's the Scottish Gaelic, "Caraid" (KAR-aj) ("friend"), which is a variant of the Irish Gaelic Cara.

Yes, I think that we know the obvious Italian "Cara": "darling, beloved". I pronounce it either way, but I prefer "KAHR-a"

-- gaelruadh19  5/5/2005

Cara means "expensive" in Spanish.

-- wiswina  5/25/2005

In many Romance languages "cara" means both "dear" and "expensive", due to the thought that if you spend a lot on something, you will want to keep it close/dear to you.

-- Anonymous User  7/20/2005

I think that the pronunciation KAHR-a sounds spicier than the KER-a, which sounds more homey.

-- Carone  7/30/2005

My name is Cara and I love it. My dad chose the name, what happened was he decided he had met a lot of nice people called Caroline, Carol, Carolyn etc. and when he couldn't decide he called me Cara. I love my name because it's quite uncommon also it can't be shortened, hehehe.

-- starflora  11/3/2005

My middle name is Cara. My full name (Rachel Cara) means ewe beloved (friend).

-- bagelbrg05  11/26/2005

I have twins, one of them is called Cara, I think it is a beautiful name, and the other is Mia. Caramia means my beloved.

-- Anonymous User  1/19/2006

My mom's name is Carra. My grandma thought Cara was too short.
I think it is a beautiful name and my mom's is pronounced Care-Ah.

-- kjerstin12  3/9/2006

"Cara" could be a short form of "Carina".

-- iva_toneva  5/28/2006

This is a great name. I prefer the pronunciation of "CAR-rah". It makes it sound sexier and more interesting to me. Makes the whole name more different and unique. I know a little girl with this name and she is so lovely and smart!

-- Anonymous User  6/22/2006

It's my name, and I love it. I used to hate it when I was young because it wasn't common where I live, but now I think it's nice because there are a few people with the name but it's not over-popular. and I pronounce it KAHR-a.

-- gooeykid  8/15/2006

It also means both "face" and "expensive" in Spanish.

-- face  9/9/2006

My middle name is Cara, I don't pronounce it cahr-uh or cair-uh. I pronounce it Ca-ruh, the a as in the word 'pack'.

-- Anonymous User  9/25/2006

Best name ever.

-- VividButterfly  9/27/2006

In Scotland, the pseudo-Irish spelling Caragh is also fairly popular.

-- Elly747  11/26/2006

I like this name. It is pretty. I have a cat named Caramel and her nickname is Cara-Marinara, but sometimes I just call her Cara.

-- Anonymous User  12/23/2006

Cara, Latin for delightful.

-- Anonymous User  5/20/2007

My sister and I are 'Irish Twins' and we have matching tattoos that say 'anam Cara' which means 'soul friends.'

-- Anonymous User  6/13/2007

Cara Hunter is the main character in Bruce Coville's book series, the Unicorn Chronicles.

-- emc  7/8/2007

Carah Faye is the vocalist in the California electronica band Shiny Toy Guns.

-- carenmuffin  8/15/2007

A famous bearer of this name is Irish Folk singer Cara Dillon.

-- Anonymous User  10/7/2007

Don't like this name. Too many possible meanings in many languages! It sounds weird.

-- Anonymous User  10/29/2007

Cara is one of the cute little Asian girls on Jon and Kate Plus 8.

-- Anonymous User  1/19/2008

To that anonymous user up there who mentioned Jon and Kate plus 8: Neither Cara, nor anyone else in the family, is Asian. For one thing, the kids aren't even all the way Asian, and also were born and so far raised in Pennsylvania. Last time I checked, Pennsylvania is not in Asia. Just saying.

-- thecookiemonster  2/26/2009

I don't know why you consider someone of Asian descent not to be Asian. I am like the Gosselin kids, born & raised in the U.S. with one or more Asian parents. And I am proud of it.

-- Anonymous User  9/26/2009

Probably because I am Irish, I prefer the pronunciation Car-a. Care-uh sounds weird to me. Either way (Care-uh or Car-a) it's not an English name.

-- Clodagh  3/30/2008

My name is Caroline and this is my nickname. I really like it, and I don't hear many people with this nickname. Care is also a nickname I use.

-- Luna_Lovegood54  5/7/2008

Cara can mean either "face" or "expensive" in Spanish.

-- susiejean  5/22/2008

Cara is Norse for "song of the swan" or "swan maiden". Cara was one of the Valkyries who took fallen battle heroes to their reward in Valhalla. The phrase "swan song" used to describe someone's last hurrah comes from this. This name is also spelled Kara.

-- Anonymous User  10/2/2008

Cara is also a Spanish word that means face, the noun not the verb. I like this name much better spelled Kara rather than Cara.

-- Arcticwarrior  7/2/2009

It seems that Cara was used traditionally by Jews around the Mediterranean basin whose ancestors lived in Spain until the late Middle Ages. This is from "The Jewish Encyclopedia" (1904):
"They bear exclusively Spanish given names, as Aleqria, Angel, Angela, Amado, Amada, Bienvenida, Blanco, Cara, Cimfa, Comprado, Consuela, Dolza, Esperanza, Estimada, Estrella, Fermosa, Gracia, Luna, Niņa, Palomba, Preciosa, Sol, Ventura, and Zafiro; and such Spanish surnames as Belmonte, Benveniste, Bueno, Calderon, Campos, Cardoso, Castro, Curiel, Delgado, Fonseca, Cordova, Leon, Lima, Mercado, Monzon, Rocamora, Pacheco, Pardo, Pereira, Pinto, Prado, Sousa, Suasso, Toledano, Tarragona, Valencia, and Zaporta."

-- Just Jonquil  7/12/2009

The German pronunciation is KAH-rah. [noted -ed]

-- mafiosa  8/6/2009

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