Lara
LAAH-ra
Russian, diminutive of Larissa or Larisa
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Lara Origin and Meaning
The name Lara is a girl's name of Russian origin meaning "citadel".
This is an alternative to Laura or Lauren made romantic by Dr Zhivago, and badass by video-game heroine Lara Croft.
In mythology, Lara was a nymph in Ovid's Fasti known for her beauty and inability to keep secrets. As a place name, Lara is a state in Venezuela.
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# 732 in the US
Lara Rank in US Top 1000
# 626 on Nameberry
Lara Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Lara Popularity
- 732US2023
- 628Nameberry2024
- 177Canada2022
- 645Future2028
- 85England2022
- 97Scotland2023
- 85Ireland2021
- 100Australia2023
- 32Germany2023
- 52Netherlands2023
- 17Spain2022
- 19Portugal2022
- 32Brazil2023
- 55Belgium2023
- 12Switzerland2023
- 19Austria2023
- 19Hungary2023
- 91Poland2023
- 15Slovenia2023
- 79Bosnia and Herzegovina2023
- 12Croatia2023
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Famous People Named Lara
- Lara Flynn BoyleAmerican actress
- Lara Catherina StoneDutch,English supermodel
- Lara Spencer (born Lara Christine Von Seelen)American TV news anchor
- Lara BingleAustralian model and reality TV personality
- Lara WollingtonEnglish actress
- Lara McDonnellEnglish actress
- Lara Parker (born Mary Lamar Rickey)American actress
- Lara PulverEnglish Actress
- Lara Dutta (Bhupathi)Indian actress and Miss Universe 2000
- Lara CardellaItalian novelist
- Lara Jill MillerAmerican voice actress
- Lara FabianBelgo,Canadian singer
- Lara LoganAmerican TV journalist
- Lara St. JohnCanadian violinist
- Lara Veronin aka Lara Lianglead singer in Taiwanese band Nan Quan Mama
- Lara Yunaska Trumpwife of businessman Eric Trump; daughter,in,law of President Donald Trump
Lara in Pop Culture
- Lara Croftmain character in the Tomb Raider video game series
- Lara Jean Song Coveymain character in "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" series by Jenny Han
- Lara Antipovacharacter in Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago," 1965 movie, and basis for song "Lara's Theme" by Maurice Jarr
- Lara LorVan, biological mother of Superman
- Lara Buterskayacharacter in John Green's "Looking for Alaska".
- Laracharacter in Turkish TV series "I Named Her Feriha"
- "LaraA Tale," poem by Lord Byron