Cara

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name originating as a coinage.

    "'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. 2
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"Guillermo couldn't find the site on his own, so Cara sent him the exact web address."

Etymology

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

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