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CARA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: KAHR-ə, KER-ə   [key]

From an Italian word meaning "beloved", or possibly from Irish meaning "friend". It has been used as a given name since the 19th century, though it did not become popular until after the 1950s.
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