Lara
LAAH-ra
Russian, diminutive of Larissa or Larisa
"citadel"Lara Origin and Meaning
The name Lara is 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.
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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Lara Popularity
- 681US2021
- 461Nameberry2022
- 645Future2028
- 98England2021
- 98Scotland2021
- 85Ireland2021
- 95Australia2021
- 30Germany2022
- 51Netherlands2022
- 17Spain2021
- 19Portugal2022
- 53Belgium2021
- 14Switzerland2021
- 18Austria2021
- 10Hungary2021
- 88Poland2021
- 20Slovenia2021
- 73Bosnia and Herzegovina2021
- 17Croatia2021
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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