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Karina

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because Karen is too boring for me and I have a cousin Kara who is a total weirdo. I don't mind Cara with a C, but Kousin Kara is with a K.

I think Kira or Keira would be more up to date. Maybe even Kyra.

Karen. I see it as Scandinavian rather than dated, and I enjoy its cool elegance.

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Kara does nothing for me. If it doesn't mean 'black' it's a spelling error, and fits in with other silly little names like Emma. I pronounce it KAH-ra, with a long A; definitely not Karra.

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Karina also looks like a mistake for Carina, which I slightly prefer though I wouldn't use either. The -a ending is needlessly fussy and frilly, and causes a long, whiney eee sound.

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For the record, I've known a spoilt and annoying Karen as well as a splendid Danish aunt; a giggly little boy-mad Cara; and a pleasant, very bright Carina who lives on the edge. So associations aren't a factor.

I vote Kara because my name is Cara. I say cah-ruh like the beginng sound in cat....

Karina because Karen is too 50's dated and Kara is too 80's dated.

Kara.

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Karina is a boring name (it's common here) and I dislike Karen. I don't really like Kara either. I would prefer Karin over all those names. Almost like Karen but much much better xD

I love Carina and Cara, both with C's. I prefer Carina because it sounds a bit more feminine and frilly, which I tend to like in girl names. I'm not a fan of Karen.

Definitely Karina! It's beautiful. I don't think it's too cutesy.

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Kara is a nice name, but I like Karina better. I pronounce Kara KER-ə.

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I don't think that Karen is quite ready for a comeback yet.

This message was edited 3/28/2010, 3:42 PM

Kara. I don't like the others. I pronounce is as car-uh.

Carina is the name of a constellation, which for me elevates it above being just a derivation of Catherine/Caterina. So I prefer Karina out of the three.
Kara would be my next choice. I pronounce it "KAR-uh".
Karen is dated in my opinion, I think it'll be a while before it comes back into style.

Karina. It's just more attractive than the other two. I say Kara "KAIR-uh". I think Karen needs some more time before it's ready to come back. When I hear it I think of a strict, uptight soccer mom (probably because I knew one with that name). I never really heard of Kara being dated to the 80s, but I just don't like it.

I'd choose Karina, simply because I love girly names that have short spunky nickname possibilities (I have a friend named Karina who goes by Kat, but then there's Karrie or Rina or whatnot).

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My pronunciation of Kara is hard to explain in writing (my middle name is Cara, so it peeves me when people don't pronounce it my way). It's not CARE-uh and not CAHR-uh. The A is the same is in apple. But most people would say KARE-uh.

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I've never really seen Karen as dated. It still hasn't left the top 200. I have seen Kara as 80s either. I much prefer the C spelling though, but that might be partially due to bias. The only Cara/Kara s I have ever met have been born in the 90s or 2000s. And I don't see Karina as cutesy.

Karen, I love dated names.

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Kara - looks like a misspelling of Cara
Karina - Too common here

Kara.

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I pronounce Kara KAH-rah. I think both Karen and Karina are dated.

I'd probably use Karina. Karen seems too dated, and Kara would always get called "KAYR-a" when I'd use "KAH-ra", so Karina would be my pick. I don't think it's too cutesy.