Cara (given name)

Cara is a female given name of Latin, Greek, or Celtic origin. It has been frequently used mostly in recent times, especially in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. and can also be used as a short form for the name Caralee.

Cara is an Irish feminine given name meaning "friend". It is also an English, German and Italian language feminine given name from the Latin cārus meaning “darling, beloved, dear, loved one”.^[1] It is also a Danish, Norwegian and Swedish feminine given name that is an alternate form of Kara as well as a short form of Carola, Carolina and Oscara.^[2]

Cara means beloved in Latin and the names Carina, Cherie and Cheryl derive from it.^[3] Cara also means friend in Irish language ^[4]

Kara, the alternative spelling, is from the Cornish word kara, meaning love. This is likely cognate to the popular Welsh girls' name Carys.

The name is also that of an island in the Inner Hebrides island group, Scotland; Cara Island lying just off the southern tip of the Isle of Gigha.

In Egyptian language, the term Kara can be translated as "the spirit of Ra".

In Turkey, the word Kara means "dark", which may or may not be related to the Gaelic Ciara of the same meaning.

In Greece, the name Kara means "pure", and is related to the names Katharina, Katherine, and Katrina. In Ancient (and sometimes in modern) Greek language, Kara means Head.

In Japan, the word Kara means "empty", and is the basis of the name of the Karate martial art.

In Norse mythology, Kára was a valkyrie; in the Scandinavian languages, the name Kára either means "the wild, stormy one" (based on Old Norse afkárr, meaning "wild") or "curl" or "the curly one" (from Old Norse kárr).

In Vietnam, cà rá refers to a diamond size unit (translated from carat); in Hausa kara means "to increase or complain".^[5]

People named Cara[]

• Cara Judea Alhadeff, artist, writer, and yoga teacher
• Cara Black, professional tennis player
• Cara Black (author), American mystery writer
• Cara Blue Adams, American author
• Cara Buono, American actress
• Cara Butler, Irish American stepdancer and choreographer
• Cara Capuano, sports anchor for ESPNU
• Cara Carriveau (born 1966), Chicago radio personality
• Cara Delevingne (born 1992), fashion model and actress
• Cara DeLizia (born 1984), American television actress
• Cara Dillon, Irish folk singer
• Cara Duff-MacCormick, Canadian actress
• Cara Dunne-Yates (1970–2004), American scholar-athlete
• Cara Gee (b. 1982) Ojibwe; Canadian actress
• Cara Gorges (born 1987), beauty queen from Clearwater, Kansas
• Cara Heads (born 1977), American Olympic weightlifter
• Cara Hilton, Scottish Labour Party politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament
• Cara Hoffman, New York City-based novelist and journalist
• Cara Horgan, English actress
• Cara Jones, singer, songwriter, and a voice actor
• Cara Knott (1966–1986), American murder victim
• Cara Lockwood, American novelist
• Cara Lott, Adult actress
• Cara Luft, musician
• Cara Pifko (born 1976), Canadian actress
• Cara Quici (born 1985), American singer/songwriter
• Cara Readle (born 1991), Welsh actress
• Cara Seymour (born 1964), English actress
• Cara Theobold (born 1990), English actress
• Cara Tivey, English pianist/keyboardist and vocalist
• Cara Wakelin, Canadian model and actress
• Cara Williams (born 1925), American film and television actress
• Cara Zavaleta, model and reality show guest

See also[]

• All pages with titles beginning with Cara
• All pages with titles containing Cara
• Cara (disambiguation)
• Cari (name)
• Chara (given name)
• Kara (name)

References[]