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Help[Opinions] Re: Dara and Cara
in reply to a message by mirfak
I suppose the -a ending led to the gender-bend. I expect a male Irishman, probably with a -gh at the end. Of the name, not necessarily of the Irishman. Ahem.
In which case it'd be DARRa. Short a.
Cara would be like car with an -a. Never heard it sounding like care, and it was well used where I live at one time.
I'd pronounce Kara the same.
I prefer the C spelling, but I find them both rather flimsy and very dated.
In which case it'd be DARRa. Short a.
Cara would be like car with an -a. Never heard it sounding like care, and it was well used where I live at one time.
I'd pronounce Kara the same.
I prefer the C spelling, but I find them both rather flimsy and very dated.
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Coincidences do happen - Dana (DAHna) is frequently used in South Africa as a nn for Daniel, for instance.
I knew a Derryn (f) who was a 70s baby, but that's as close as it gets. Was there perhaps a celeb or media stimulus leading to the fem use of Dara back then, do you know? Or even a simple wish to find a name close to but not identical with Cara?
I knew a Derryn (f) who was a 70s baby, but that's as close as it gets. Was there perhaps a celeb or media stimulus leading to the fem use of Dara back then, do you know? Or even a simple wish to find a name close to but not identical with Cara?
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The only thing I can find is, there was a character in a popular fantasy series that was written beginning in 1970 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chronicles_of_Amber_characters
Maybe the character name contributed to exposure and made it seem more usable to people. But IMO, usually, pop character-names suit fashions that are already in the process of becoming. Daryl was being used as a feminine name occasionally (actress Daryl Hannah was born 1960), as was Dale - and Dara sounds a lot like Tara (both usually had the AIR sound in the US) too. A bunch of "Dare" names were in fashion during the same period: http://www.behindthename.com/top/name/dara,daryl,darren,darrell,darryl
Maybe the character name contributed to exposure and made it seem more usable to people. But IMO, usually, pop character-names suit fashions that are already in the process of becoming. Daryl was being used as a feminine name occasionally (actress Daryl Hannah was born 1960), as was Dale - and Dara sounds a lot like Tara (both usually had the AIR sound in the US) too. A bunch of "Dare" names were in fashion during the same period: http://www.behindthename.com/top/name/dara,daryl,darren,darrell,darryl
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