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-ara names...

28 replies

Mandalayblonde · 13/08/2020 16:53

I have always loved the -ara sound / names for girls;

Cara, Lara, Mara, Tara, Zara...

I am leaning toward Zara, as my long-term love, but is the Royal connection too obvious? Someone said they thought it dated though I would rather say classy.

Such a big decision - any thoughts / preferences?

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Cantbutwill · 15/08/2020 20:23

Zara seems a little dated to me. Love Cara.

Carouselfish · 15/08/2020 18:05

Samara

EuphieKat · 15/08/2020 13:24

I have a Lara, so that’s obviously my favourite! I do like the other ‘ara’ names too.

WhereTheCrawdadsSing · 14/08/2020 13:06

I love Zara, Farrah and Clara.

There are things like Amara, Elara, Dilara as well, but more syllables obviously.

ButterflyOfFreedom · 14/08/2020 11:55

I like Cara. And Carla.

Farrah?

RobinRose · 14/08/2020 11:10

Adara?
Sara?

Lara and Zara are lovely

Longdistance · 14/08/2020 09:57

Clara Grin

Scarby9 · 14/08/2020 09:51

Ciara?
Connemara? ( not sure of the spelling - like the place in Ireland)

babynamelover · 14/08/2020 09:48

I like Zara, nice short strong name.

MinnieJackson · 14/08/2020 09:45

I like Zara and Cara's nice aswell!

emilybrontescorsett · 14/08/2020 06:38

Zara is a great name. I don’t automatically think royalty.

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Mandalayblonde · 13/08/2020 21:39

I like Shara too! Thank you.

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BathTangle · 13/08/2020 20:21

What about Shara? (Like Shara Proctor, the Olympic long jumper)
I loved Damara, but DH vetoed it saying it sounded too much like Demerara sugar!

Enderman · 13/08/2020 20:11

I know a Zahra (It’s said the same) and the royal connection has never occurred to me.

I love Clara.

chipsandgin · 13/08/2020 19:32

Lara or Clara are both lovely.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 13/08/2020 19:31

More suggestions.

Farrah.
Amara.
Dara.
Cara.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 13/08/2020 19:29

I love Zara. I wouldn’t say there was a royal connection. There are plenty of Zaras out there. All the Royals have regular names, don’t they eg Anne George Charlotte. Granted Zara is a bit more unusual but I don’t think it’ll make people automatically think of the Royal family.

FizzyGreenWater · 13/08/2020 19:24

Also, funny how these names have certain letters and not others.

Why not:

Bara
Fara
Hara
Jara
Nara
Para
Wara
Yara?

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FizzyGreenWater · 13/08/2020 19:23

Love Zara. I wouldn't think royal, but if you did, it would be one of the best of the bunch as in very non-royal vibe.

Flynn999 · 13/08/2020 19:14

I wouldn’t necessarily automatically associated Zara with the royal family.

Your D.C. would in theory be going to school with George’s, charlottes, Williams, Louis, archie’s, charlie’s all of who have a higher royal profile.

Also Zara always seem quite normal and not massively in the public eye.

DramaAlpaca · 13/08/2020 18:42

I love Zara and Tara, the others not so much.

I really don't like Mara, it's a south American rodent.

I don't think Zara is too royal. I'm old enough to remember Princess Anne having to seek the Queen's permission to use it for her daughter, it caused a bit of a stir at the time.

EarlGreyJenny · 13/08/2020 17:42

Def not too royal. It's a beautiful name and I also love -ara names. I have a Lara and I still love it after many years.

Melabela10 · 13/08/2020 17:25

I like Zara. Majority wont even know the royal connection (Zara) and would rather associate it with the closing brand. Also, i met a few muslim girls called Zara and always thought its muslim baby name. Just googled the origin of it and apparently its variation of Hebrew Sarah or Arabic Zahra!

Viennasienna · 13/08/2020 17:16

Clara is my favourite though

Viennasienna · 13/08/2020 17:15

Tamara? I like this name.

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