Chara (given name)
Chara or Chará is a feminine given name and a surname. Chara is an English feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Charlotte as well as an alternate form of Cara and Kara from the Latin cārus meaning “darling, beloved, dear, loved one”. Chara is also a Spanish feminine given name as an alternate form for Sarah. Chará is a Greek feminine given name from the Ancient Greek word khará. It is also a Greek feminine given name that is a short form of Charalampía which is a combination of the Ancient Greek roots khará and lámpō. Notable people who are known by this name include the following:Mononym
- Chara, stagename of Miwa Watabiki, Japanese singer, actress and video jockey
- Chara, nickname of Fernando Agostinho da Costa, Angolan football player
Given name
- Chara Bachir, Algerian politician
- Chara M. Curtis, American writer
- Chara Papadopoulou, Greek volleyball player
- Chara Dimitriou, Greek football player
- Chara Charalambous, Cypriot footballer
