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Cara at a glance
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- Girl
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- English Celtic Italian Latin Vietnamese
- Western numerology
- 5
- Indian numerology
- 6
- Characters
- 4
- Popular
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What does Cara mean?
Cara is a baby name with English, Celtic, Italian, Latin, Vietnamese context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Beloved; Dear, beloved From the feminine form of the Italian 'cara' or the Latin 'carus'; dear, diamond; Doe; Feminine variant of Charles: manly.
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Carey
Unisex
English
Abbreviation of Carol and Caroline from the masculine Charles meaning manly; dear, pleasant stream; from the castle; From the fortress; Near the castle
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Caree
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Abbreviation of Carol and Caroline from the masculine Charles meaning manly
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Farmer; Man Famous Bearer: astronomer Carl Sagan; manly; one who is strong, man; Variant of the Germanic form of Charles, meaning a man
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Abbreviation of Carol and Caroline from the masculine Charles meaning manly; dear, pleasant stream; from the castle; From the fortress; Near the castle
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Carleton
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based on Old EnglishFree men's town; Carl's town; Peasants' settlement Derived from a surname and place name
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Carlisle
Boy
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From the protected tower; from the walled city Also a place name in Britain; 'King Richard The Second' Bishop of Carlisle
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Carla
Girl
Indian
Fem Form of Carl; Feminine form of Carl: Variant of the Germanic form of Charles, meaning: a man; Feminine variant of Charles: manly; one who is strong, woman
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Carey
Unisex
English
Abbreviation of Carol and Caroline from the masculine Charles meaning manly; dear, pleasant stream; from the castle; From the fortress; Near the castle
197 family views
Carl
Boy
Filipino
Farmer; Man Famous Bearer: astronomer Carl Sagan; manly; one who is strong, man; Variant of the Germanic form of Charles, meaning a man
199 family views
Carleton
Boy
English
based on Old EnglishFree men's town; Carl's town; Peasants' settlement Derived from a surname and place name
184 family views
Carlisle
Boy
English
From the protected tower; from the walled city Also a place name in Britain; 'King Richard The Second' Bishop of Carlisle
170 family views
Carlton
Boy
Indian
based on Old EnglishFree men's town; From Carl's Farm; From the land between the streams; Peasants' settlement Derived from a surname and place name
199 family views
Carlyle
Boy
English
Carl's island; from the walled city; Variant of Carlisle: From the protected tower
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Caree
Girl
English
Abbreviation of Carol and Caroline from the masculine Charles meaning manly
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Carey
Unisex
English
Abbreviation of Carol and Caroline from the masculine Charles meaning manly; dear, pleasant stream; from the castle; From the fortress; Near the castle
197 family views
Carla
Girl
Indian
Fem Form of Carl; Feminine form of Carl: Variant of the Germanic form of Charles, meaning: a man; Feminine variant of Charles: manly; one who is strong, woman
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Carlotta
Girl
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An Italian form of Charles, meaning strong; Feminine variant of Charles: manly; Tiny and feminine Also a feminine variant of Charles meaning manly
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Carmel
Unisex
English
Circumcised lamb, harvest, full of ears of corn [Non-Gerderized Biblical Name]; From the vinyard; Fruitful orchard, as Mount Carmel in Palestine; Garden or vineyard; Variant of Carmine: Garden
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Fem Form of Carl; Feminine form of Carl: Variant of the Germanic form of Charles, meaning: a man; Feminine variant of Charles: manly; one who is strong, woman
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