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Gender:

Both

Origin:

Gaelic

Meaning:

Friend

Origin:

Italian

Meaning:

Beloved

Origin:

Turkish

Meaning:

Black

Pronunciation:

(KAR ah); (KARE uh)   [Guide]

Form of:

Cara

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Miscellaneous Info for Kara

Categories:

Color Names, Literary Characters Names, Places Names, English Names, Gaelic Names, Italian Names, Turkish Names

Used in:

English and Turkish speaking countries

Additional info:

As a female name, Kara is derived from Cara - which has roots in Gaelic and Italian. As a male name it is Turkish.

Kara refers to several geographical places.

It is a character in the novel 'Benim Adım Kırmızı' by the Turkish author Orhan Pamuk.

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