I was just thinking about this the other day and came to the conclusion that I don't prefer either! I do like both; I just don't have a strong feeling either way. While pregnant with my youngest, I wanted to name her
Caroline and call her
Cara. I still like that although Caro has really grown on me. BTW, my dd has gone through a few phases where she's toyed with the idea of being called by her mn,
Caroline (
Caroline, no nn). Most of her friends and teachers have stuck with calling her
Anna and for that, I'm rather relieved since she's gone through several phases in the last few years. ;-) I told her when she's 18 and if she still feels this way, then I'll take her more seriously.
I don't think
Carrie is too dated at all. It's actually very sweet.