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Help[Opinions] Re: Dara and Cara
in reply to a message by Anneza, nsi
I'm pretty sure that when Dara was being used for girls in the 1970s US, relatively few people here were even aware that there existed an Irish male name Dara. I don't think the two usages are related. They could be, but it seems unlikely to me.
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Coincidences do happen - Dana (DAHna) is frequently used in South Africa as a nn for Daniel, for instance.
I knew a Derryn (f) who was a 70s baby, but that's as close as it gets. Was there perhaps a celeb or media stimulus leading to the fem use of Dara back then, do you know? Or even a simple wish to find a name close to but not identical with Cara?
I knew a Derryn (f) who was a 70s baby, but that's as close as it gets. Was there perhaps a celeb or media stimulus leading to the fem use of Dara back then, do you know? Or even a simple wish to find a name close to but not identical with Cara?
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The only thing I can find is, there was a character in a popular fantasy series that was written beginning in 1970 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chronicles_of_Amber_characters
Maybe the character name contributed to exposure and made it seem more usable to people. But IMO, usually, pop character-names suit fashions that are already in the process of becoming. Daryl was being used as a feminine name occasionally (actress Daryl Hannah was born 1960), as was Dale - and Dara sounds a lot like Tara (both usually had the AIR sound in the US) too. A bunch of "Dare" names were in fashion during the same period: http://www.behindthename.com/top/name/dara,daryl,darren,darrell,darryl
Maybe the character name contributed to exposure and made it seem more usable to people. But IMO, usually, pop character-names suit fashions that are already in the process of becoming. Daryl was being used as a feminine name occasionally (actress Daryl Hannah was born 1960), as was Dale - and Dara sounds a lot like Tara (both usually had the AIR sound in the US) too. A bunch of "Dare" names were in fashion during the same period: http://www.behindthename.com/top/name/dara,daryl,darren,darrell,darryl
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