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Cara (given name)

Field	Value
name	Cara
pronunciation

gender	female
meaning	pure, cherished and beloved one
region	Ireland
origin	Gaelic
related names	Kara, Caragh, Cheryl, Cherie, Karina, Karine, Katrina, Katharina, Katherine, Catherine

Cara is a feminine given name with multiple origins in different languages. It is often considered a spelling variant of the name Kara. As an English name, it is usually considered a modern spelling variant of the Italian endearment cara, meaning beloved, or the Irish word cara, meaning friend. Neither Cara nor Kara had been in common use as a name in Italy or Ireland prior to the 20th century, though Kara had been in use as an independent name in the United States since at least the 1890s. Both forms of the name had occasionally been used as a hypocorism for the name Caroline, as in the case of American journalist Cara Reese (1856-1914), who was born Caroline. Actress Bernice Kamiat, who used the stage name Cara Williams, popularized that version of the name in the 1950s and 1960s.{{cite web | access-date= 20 January 2024

People named Cara

Cara Judea Alhadeff, American artist, writer, and yoga teacher
Cara Black, Zimbabwean 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, American sports anchor for ESPNU
Cara Carriveau (born 1966), Chicago radio personality
Cara Delevingne (born 1992), British fashion model and actress
Cara DeLizia (born 1984), American television actress
Cara DeVito (born 1951), American video artist
Cara Dillon, Irish folk singer
Cara Duff-MacCormick, Canadian actress
Cara Dunne-Yates (1970–2004), American scholar-athlete
Cara Gee (born 1982), 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, American singer, songwriter, and voice actor
Cara Knott (1966–1986), American murder victim
Cara Lockwood, American novelist
Cara Lott, pornographic actress
Cara Loughran (2003–2018), one of the 17 victims who was killed in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Cara Luft, Canadian musician
Cara Pifko (born 1976), Canadian actress
Cara Quici (born 1985), American singer/songwriter
Cara Readle (born 1991), Welsh actress
Cara Reese (1856-1914), American journalist
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 (1925–2021), American film and television actress
Cara Zavaleta, American model and reality show guest

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