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Cara?

AmberLiz99AmberLiz99 member
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i know Cora is well liked on this board in general, but what are thoughts on Cara? 
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    bbiutmcphbbiutmcph member
    Love it.  

    I had a friend with the name in college and she would get compliments on her name frequently.  It became a running joke in our sorority because it happened so frequently. 


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    bbiutmcphbbiutmcph member
    edited March 2016
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    ThisisNumber3ThisisNumber3 member
    DH and I couldn't decide how to pronounce:

    Care-AH
    CAR-ah 

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    SmrBrd2012SmrBrd2012 member
    I actually don't like Cora much at all but Cara I do like.
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    mrstraxmrstrax member
    This spelling always throws me off because 1) I've only ever known Kara's and 2) cara means face in Spanish.  Nothing wrong with Cara as it is an accepted spelling, but my first thought is still that it's misspelled. 
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    AmberLiz99AmberLiz99 member
    ThisisNumber3 said:
    DH and I couldn't decide how to pronounce:

    Care-AH
    CAR-ah 
    I'm curious about people's take on this too. I've heard both 
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    bbiutmcphbbiutmcph member
    Most of my experience is more like Care-ah.  The only time I heard it Car-ah was a lady I worked with from the New England area. 


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    tmk0325tmk0325 member
    I also question the pronunciation. I tend to say Car-ah, but have heard the other way. She will probably have to correct herself a lot. Kind of like the name Lana, I have two different friends and one goes by La-na and the other Lan-A. 

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    penelope4612penelope4612 member
    I like Cara.  Around here it is pronounced CAH-ra (with both As being pronounced like "a as in apple").
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    doodleoodledoodleoodle member
    I LOVE Cara. I've only ever heard it pronounced care-ah. It wouldn't have occurred to me to pronounce it car-uh.
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    MaryBB77MaryBB77 member
    I love it. It's the Irish for friend 
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    neverblushedneverblushed member
    I like it!
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    ashleyandelyashleyandely member
    I like it. I have a cousin named Cara. Care-ah. 
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    evaazaleaevaazalea member
    It's my name! Pronounced Care-ah, but yes, I do have to correct people. I don't really mind and I like my name. I know a Kara as well, pronounced the same, I prefer the C spelling. 
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    CaboBride2015CaboBride2015 member
    I like Cara and here in the Midwest I think it would be pronounced Care-ah pretty consistently. 
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    breezycatbreezycat member
    Sweet and simple, I like it a lot!
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    PhoebeJune1984PhoebeJune1984 member
    All of the Cara's in my area pronounce it Care-uh. The only Car-uh that I have heard, was on Real Housewives of OC, and every time they said her name...it threw me off. 
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    kiwielopingkiwieloping member
    Seems like its a regional pronunciation thing?  Here the go to would be Care-uh.  I love the name.  Like PPs mentioned its pretty and simple.
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    MamaWren919MamaWren919 member
    Cara would be my #1 girl name, but we have a niece named Sarah. I love it. Short, sweet, unexpected, and grows well.
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    kmvisiolikmvisioli member
    Love! Prefer Cara over Cora, and it is definitely less common here.
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    TheBorg7of9TheBorg7of9 member
    It reminds me of Cara Thrace-- Starbuck on Battlestar Gallactica. She's a bad ass. 
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    MWoodsideMWoodside member
    I like it. I prefer the Kara spelling though.

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    g8trkimg8trkim member
    I like it and WAY prefer it to Kara and even Cora. I think either pronunciation is legit and o would expect to have to correct people. I like the car-uh pronunciation.




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    carolyn219carolyn219 member
    Like Cara and would pronounce it care-uh.  Have a Kara in our family.  She pronounces it car-uh, and she must constantly correct people who call her care-uh.
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    sid464sid464 member
    I like it a lot!
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    saham07saham07 member
    I love Cara (Car-a)
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    aj1327aj1327 member
    It's on the top of my girl list. I love it. Super sweet, feminine, and simple. 
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    little_brenlittle_bren member
    edited March 2016
    I don't mind it, but personally, I'm choosing not
    to name my children names that could be to pronounced multiple ways madeLIN vs MadeLINE, care-uh vs CAR-uh etc. also, names with similar alternatives. I've worked with a Kristin, Kirsten, Krysta and Kyrsten and no one could get their names straight or pronounce them right. 

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    slradske0626slradske0626 member
    I love it. I always pronounced it Care-uh until the actress/model Cara Delevigne showed up and became my girl crush! Lol so now when I see it I think Car-uh, which I think is more unexpected and pretty. I think it's a solid choice for sure! 
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    arj14arj14 member
    I like it, it's on our list. We would pronounce it car-uh.
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    Starlight32Starlight32 member
    I like Cara (car a). The only downside is that she will have to correct people a lot. 
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    mc123mcmc123mc member
    My best friend's name is Cara and I love it but DH didn't want to name our girl the same as our friend. We are naming our new LO Keira (keer-uh) because we love that name too :smiley: 
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    alyssa0714alyssa0714 member
    ThisisNumber3 said:
    DH and I couldn't decide how to pronounce:

    Care-AH
    CAR-ah 
    I really like Care-ah and really dislike Car-uh.
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    emilyanne829emilyanne829 member
    I love Cara. It would be on our list but we have a friend with a daughter named cara
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