Cara
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Cara or CARA may refer to:
Human names
Fictional characters
Organizations
Geography
Other
Human names
- Cara (given name)Cara (given name)Cara is a female given name of Latin and Irish origin. It is of 20th century origin and means friend in Irish. Cara also means beloved in Latin.Kara, the alternative spelling, is from the Cornish word, meaning love....
, a given name for females.- People with the given name Cara
- Cara, an Italian surname.
- Ana CaraAna CaraAna C. Cara is a creolist, translator, and Professor of Hispanic Studies at Oberlin College.She graduated from Middlebury College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1972, from University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Arts in Folklore and Folklife in 1974, and with a Doctor of Philosophy in Folklore and...
, an American professor - Irene CaraIrene CaraIrene Cara is an American singer and actress. Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing "Flashdance... What a Feeling." She is also known for her recording of the song "Fame", and she also starred in the 1980 film Fame.She married Hollywood stuntman...
, an American singer and actress - Marchetto CaraMarchetto CaraMarchetto Cara was an Italian composer, lutenist and singer of the Renaissance. He was mainly active in Mantua, was well-connected with the Gonzaga and Medici families, and along with Bartolomeo Tromboncino, was well known as a composer of frottolas.-Life:Next to nothing is known of his early life...
, Italian composer of the Renaissance
- Ana Cara
- Sin Cara, a professional wrestling character in WWE who has been portrayed by two men:
- Luis UriveMísticoLuis Ignascio Urive Alvirde is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE, working on its SmackDown brand under the name Sin Cara...
(born 1982), Mexican wrestler better known as Místico and first to appear as Sin Cara - Jorge AriasIncognito (wrestler)Jorge Arias is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed by WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand while also wrestling in Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Hunico...
(born 1977), Mexican American wrestler better known as Incognito
- Luis Urive
Fictional characters
- Cara (Sword of Truth), a character in Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series
- Cara, a character in the OEL Manga Next ExitNext ExitNext Exit is an American manga-influenced comic series created by the comic artist Christy Lijewski. It is her first running series starring the two characters Millicent Retrab and Markesh in their quest to try to escape from the world of Akaline, a plane inhabited by people, figments, shadows,...
Organizations
- Classification and Rating Administration, a division of the Motion Picture Association of America that administers the MPAA film rating system
- Compassion and Responsibility for Animals (CARA)Compassion and Responsibility for Animals (CARA)Compassion and Responsibility for Animals is a registered non-profit animal welfare organization in the Philippines. It was founded in 2000 by a group of dedicated animal lovers. Its current president is Nancy Cu-Unjieng.- Objectives :...
, a non-profit animal welfare group in the Philippines - Council for Assisting Refugee AcademicsCouncil for Assisting Refugee AcademicsThe Council for Assisting Refugee Academics is a British charitable organization dedicated to assisting academics who, for reasons including persecution and conflict, are unable to continue their research in their countries of origin...
, a charitable organization - Cara OperationsCara OperationsCara Operations Limited is a Canadian company that provides catering services to airlines and operates several restaurant chains including: Harvey's, Swiss Chalet, Kelsey's, Milestones and Montana's. Its headquarters are in Vaughan, Ontario. It was previously headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario...
, a franchise which owns restaurant chains - Cara&CoCara&Co- Cara&Co :Cara&Co is the first concept store in Russia - it was opened in Moscow, Russia in April 2007 by Australian Company Cara&Co. Pty.ltd. The owner of Cara&Co is Rosa Kamenev...
, a retailer in Moscow, Russia.
Geography
- Cara IslandCara IslandCara Island is a small island which is located off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland.-Geography and etymology:Cara is south of Gigha. It is accessible from Gigha, if you can find a local boatman who will take you over...
, off the west coast of Argyll, Scotland - ČaraCaraCara or CARA may refer to:Human names* Cara , a given name for females.** People with the given name Cara* Cara, an Italian surname.** Ana Cara, an American professor** Irene Cara, an American singer and actress...
, a village on the island of Korčula, Croatia - Monte CaraMonte CaraMonte Cara is a small mountain in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde west of Mindelo as well as Porto Grande, the town of Lazareto lies in the eastern part. The mountain colors are dark brown to hazelnut. The mountain is rocky and deforested, filled with jagged cliffs and mountaintops with...
, a mountain in the Republic of Cape Verde - Mount CaraMount CaraMount Cara is a peak, high, standing north-northwest of Mount Lysaght in the Queen Elizabeth Range. It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09....
, a peak in Antarctica - Cara, a village in CojocnaCojocnaCojocna is a commune in Cluj County, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Boj-Cătun, Boju, Cara, Cojocna, Huci, Iuriu de Câmpie, Morişti and Straja.- Demographics :...
Commune, Cluj County, Romania
Other
- Cara cara navelCara cara navelThe Cara cara navel, or red navel orange is an early-to-midseason navel orange believed to have developed as a cross between the Washington navel and the Brazilian Bahia navel...
, a type of orange - Combined altitude radar altimeter, a radar altimeter with both analog and digital displays
- Constant absolute risk aversion, a term in Economics referring to a property of the exponential utility functionExponential utilityIn economics exponential discounting is a specific form of the discount function, used in the analysis of choice over time...
- Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award, an award given by the Contemporary A Cappella Society
- Cara culture, an Andean civilization.