Meaning: Friend in Irish; beloved in Italian
The story
Cara has separate Irish and Italian word associations: friend and beloved. Its established given-name use includes Irish and English-speaking families.
Also means
What Cara means in its other languages.
- Italianbeloved
Nicknames
- Cari
Spellings & variants
- Kara
- Carra
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Cara comes from Irish and Italian.
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