Chara Name Meaning & Origin
Chara
Origin of the name Cara:
Derived from the Latin cara (beloved) or from the Irish Gaelic cara (friend). Alternatively, Cara is used as a short form of Caroline and Charlotte.
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Has many different pronounciations.
Pronounced "care-ah" (like Cara/Kara)
Pronounced "car-ah" (not like Cara/Kara).
Pronounced "shar-ah"
Pronounced "har-ah" (this is Greek.)- Personal experiences with the name Chara
My name is Chara and although most people cant pronounce it right its a beautiful name!
EDIT - I agree with this, I am also called Chara. My full name is Charalambia which is Greek, but I have been called Chara all my life. Mine has a strange pronounciation, it is "har-ah" so the "C" is silent. (:
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Zdeno Chara, hockey player for the Boston Bruins
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Chara, like the character from Undertale, by Toby Fox.