Cara

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cara"

English

Alternative forms

• Kara

Etymology

20th-century English coinage from Italian cara (“dear”) or Irish cara (“friend”).

Proper noun

Cara

1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
   • 2017, Sophie Hannah, Did You See Melody?: The stunning page turner from the bestselling author of Haven't They Grown?, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     'Okay, Cara Burrows. Can I take a look in your bag?'
     'My bag? Why?' This is getting a bit ridiculous. And he pronounced my name wrong: Carrah. Didn't even try to say it the way he heard me say it.

2. A surname.

See also

• Cheri

Anagrams

• AACR, ARCA, Arca, acra, ara-C