I would have pronounced
Dara differently.
Dar to rhyme with car, like
Darlene. Pronounced that way, I find it a bit pretentious sounding, but okay.
Pronounced Dare-a, I don't like it. It feels silly - like it's almost
Tara but not quite.
I pronounce
Cara like care-a.
And
Kara the same.
I don't dislike them, I just find
Cara and
Kara a bit uninteresting.
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names:
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589
He is becoming greater, I am becoming less
Bits of the journey here:
http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/And some family cuteness here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/41705228@N08/