Clara or Cara?

Girl Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone!
Which do you prefer: [name_f]Clara[/name_f] or [name_f]Cara[/name_f], and why? :sparkles:

Thank you :blush:

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I prefer [name_f]Cara[/name_f] because of a personal association, and usually I’m partial to four-letter names… don’t know why :joy: it also feels very charming and sweet while being short and simple

but I actually really like [name_f]Clara[/name_f] too!

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[name_f]Clara[/name_f]! I’ve always found it such a beautiful name, with its bell-like sound and “clear, bright” meaning. :slight_smile:

[name_f]Cara[/name_f] sounds pretty if it’s pronounced CAHR-a, and the “dear” meaning is nice, but it also means “face” in Spanish. I’m not particularly fond of the alternate pronunciation (CARE-a).

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I prefer Clara! It sounds so sweet and elegant, and it’s a wonderfully timeless choice, as well as rather international.

Cara isn’t bad - but it’s just ‘okay’ to me. When pronounced cah-rah, I just view it as like… a feminization of the word car? :sweat_smile: And when it’s care-ah, I find it a bit dated-feeling.

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I prefer [name_f]Cara[/name_f], although [name_f]Clara[/name_f] is nice. [name_f]Cara[/name_f] is much more unexpected (in a good way) than [name_f]Clara[/name_f]. It’s beautiful but doesn’t try too hard.

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I prefer the clear, bright [name_f]Clara[/name_f] - the sound is just more vibrant to me. I do like the quieter [name_f]Cara[/name_f] though too

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[name_f]Clara[/name_f] - it feels more classic and refined!

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[name_f]Clara[/name_f]. [name_f]Cara[/name_f] sounds like the word for punishment in my language.

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[name_f]Cara[/name_f] because I get a slightly stronger/spicier vibe that i prefer, I like the meaning, and I like both pronunciations whereas with [name_f]Clara[/name_f] I strongly prefer the claire-uh version.

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[name_f]Cara[/name_f]

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[name_f]Clara[/name_f] for either pronunciation! I loved it so much I chose it for a child haha. I think both are great names, and I don’t really know why I prefer one over the other

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[name_f]Cara[/name_f]! I find its prettier and more down to earth

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Clara I only like with the Clahr-ah pronunciation. Cara is beautiful with either. So because I like Cara either way, I’d say Cara!

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Clara!!

To me, [name_f]Clara[/name_f] is more classic and humble beauty. She’s very swan lake, wintertime, snowy lights, and fuzzy coats which I love.

[name_f]Cara[/name_f] is more nineties, rock and roll, spiky hair and neon colors, zebra print, and ripped fishnets.

Both are pretty though!! I also say [name_f]Clara[/name_f] as Claire-uh rather than Claw-ruh

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I prefer [name_f]Cara[/name_f], simple and sweet. [name_f]Clara[/name_f] is pretty too but I just like the sound of [name_f]Cara[/name_f] better.

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[name_f]Clara[/name_f], only said KLAARA, because of personal associations with [name_f]Cara[/name_f]

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I like both, with the edge to [name_f]Clara[/name_f], but only pronounced CLARE-uh. I also prefer CARE-uh. I really hate KLAAR-uh and KAR-uh, and this keeps [name_f]Clara[/name_f] and [name_f]Cara[/name_f] from being on my lists.

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The alternate pronunciations would only depend where you live - if you’re in [name_u]America[/name_u], you’d get [name_f]Claira[/name_f] and [name_f]Caira[/name_f], but if you’re in [name_u]England[/name_u] or Australia for example, you’d only get Klar-uh and Kar-uh unless you inserted i’s into the name :slight_smile: