Kara

Spelling variation of Cara or Norse mythology name
"wild stormy one"

Kara Origin and Meaning

The name Kara is a girl's name of Irish, Latin, Scandinavian origin meaning "wild stormy one".

Kara and the soundalike (though not necessarily related) Cara are among the most multi-cultural names around. Cara has roots in Latin, Italian, Irish, Spanish, and Portuguese, and Kara can be viewed as simply as K-starting version of Cara.

But Kara is also uniquely a Norse mythology name, drawn from the name of a valkyrie meaning "wild stormy one".. Kara was a Valkyrie, lover of Helgi, who charmed his enemies in battle by enchanting them with song.

Both Cara and Kara peaked in the 1980s but Kara remains more popular than the Cara variant.

# 937 in the US

Kara Rank in US Top 1000

# 381 on Nameberry

Kara Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Kara Popularity

Famous People Named Kara

  • Kara Hayward
    American actress
  • Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi
    American singer,songwriter
  • Kara Elizabeth Drew aka Cherry
    American pro wrestler
  • Kara Janét Edwards
    American voice actress and radio personality
  • Kara Lord
    Miss Guyana Universe 2011
  • Kara Louise Tointon
    English actress
  • Kara Walker
    American collage artist
  • Kara Lynn Lindsay
    American actress
  • Kara Killmer
    American actress
  • Kara Janx
    South African Project Runway contestant
  • Kara Saun
    American Project Runway contestant
  • Kara Lindsay
    American Broadway actress and singer

Kara in Pop Culture

  • Kara Thrace aka Starbuck
    main character on TV's "Battlestar Galactica"
  • Kara Danvers aka Kara Zor
    El aka Supergirl, Superman's cousin
  • Kara Bannister
    character in movie "The Dog Who Saved Christmas"
  • Kara Leary
    character in video game "The Sims 3" Moonlight Bay
  • Kara Souders
    character on TV's "The Red Band Society"
  • Kara
    Barbie doll character
  • Kara the Jungle Princess
    character in Exciting Comics
  • Kara Tatiana "KT"
    character in TV's "House of Anubis"
  • Kara
    character in the game "Detroit: Become Human"