Lara (name) - Misplaced Pages

Lara
Origin
Actress Julie Christie portrayed Lara Antipova in the 1965 film Dr. Zhivago.
Pronunciation	English: /ˈlɑːrə/ LAH-rə Russian: [ˈɫarə]
Gender	Female
Language(s)	Russian
Meaning	Russian short form of Larissa
Other names
Related names	Larisa, Larissa

Lara is a feminine given name or a surname in several languages. It can be used as a short form of the name Larissa. It was popularized in the Anglosphere by a character in the 1965 film Dr. Zhivago.

Lara is also a water nymph in Roman Mythology who is the mother of the Lares. The name is of uncertain etymology.

The name has been among the top 1,000 names used for newborn girls in the United States since 1966, the year after the film Dr. Zhivago debuted. The name has also seen wide use in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and across Europe.

Given name

Lara Abdallat (born 1982), Jordanian hacker
Lara Aharonian (born 1972), Armenian Canadian human rights activist
Lara Aknin, Canadian social psychologist
Lara Alcock, British mathematics educator
Lara Amersey (born 1984), Canadian actress
Lara Arruabarrena (born 1992), Spanish tennis player
Lara-B (born 1979), Slovenian singer
Lara Baars (born 1996), Dutch athlete
Lara Bahlawan (born 1994), Lebanese footballer
Lara Baladi (born 1969), Egyptian-Lebanese photographer
Lara Barbieri (born 1986), Italian football player
Lara Belmont (born 1980), English actress
Lara Berman (born 1980), Israeli correspondent
Lara Bianconi (born 1974), Italian swimmer
Lara Bitter (born 1975), Dutch tennis player
Lara Bloom (born 1980), patient expert and advocate
Lara Flynn Boyle (born 1970), American actress
Lara Breay, British film producer
Lara Briden (born 1969), author
Lara Brown, American political scientist
Lara Butler (born 1994), Caymanian swimmer
Lara Cardella (born 1969), Italian writer
Lara Carroll (born 1986), English swimmer
Lara Casanova (born 1996), Swiss snowboarder
Lara Cazalet (born 1973), English actress
Lara Habib Chamat (born 1980), Lebanese news presenter
Lara Jean Chorostecki (born 1984), Canadian actress
Lara Christen (born 2002), Swiss ice hockey player
Lara Petusky Coger (born 1970), American journalist
Lara Comi (born 1983), Italian politician
Lara Cox (born 1978), Australian actress
Lara Custance (born 1992), New Zealand actress
Lara Davenport (born 1983), Australian Olympic athlete
Lara Hedberg Deam (born 1967), American publisher
Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 2003), German social media influencer
Lara Debbana (born 1994), Egyptian model
Lara Defour (born 1997), Belgian professional racing cyclist
Lara Denis (born 1969), American philosopher
Lara Dickenmann (born 1985), Swiss footballer
Lara Elena Donnelly (born 1990), American author
Lara Dunkley (born 1995), Australian netball player
Lara Dutta (born 1978), Indian actress
Lara Escauriza (born 1998), Paraguayan tennis player
Lara Escudero (born 1993), French ice hockey player
Lara Fabian (born 1970), Belgian-Canadian singer
Lara Falk (born 1997), Australian skier
Lara Favaretto (born 1973), Italian artist
Lara Fernandez (born 1996), Spanish kickboxer
Lara Filocamo (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
Lara George, Nigerian artist
Lara Giddings (born 1972), Australian politician
Lara Gilchrist (born 1982), Canadian actress
Lara Gillespie (born 2001), Irish professional racing cyclist
Lara Goodall (born 1996), South African cricketer
Lara Goodison (born 1989), English actress
Lara González (rhythmic gymnast) (born 1986), Spanish rhythmic gymnast
Lara Grangeon (born 1991), French swimmer
Lara Grice (born 1971), American actress
Lara Gut-Behrami (born 1991), Swiss alpine ski racer
Lara Naki Gutmann (born 2002), Italian figure skater
Lara Harris (born 1962), American model
Lara Heinz (born 1981), Luxembourgian swimmer
Lara Hoffmann (born 1991), German Olympic athlete
Lara Hooiveld (born 1971), Australian swimmer
Lara Ivanuša (born 1997), Slovenian footballer
Lara Jackson (born 1986), American freestyle swimmer
Lara Jakes (born 1973), American journalist
Lara St. John (born 1971), Canadian violinist
Lara Johnson-Wheeler (born 1992/93), British arts and fashion journalist
Lara Jones (1975–2010), British artist
Lara Käpplein (born 1995), German badminton player
Lara Keller (born 1991), Swiss football striker
Lara Knutson (born 1974), American artist
Lara Kramer, Canadian dancer
Lara Landon (born 1985), American musician
Lara Lewington (born 1979), British television presenter
Lara Logan (born 1971), American television journalist for CBS News
Lara Magoni (born 1969), Italian alpine skier and politician
Lara Mahal, American professor
Lara Maigue (born 1991), Filipino singer
Lara Maiklem (born 1971), British author
Lara Malsiner (born 2000), Italian ski jumper
Lara Mandić (born 1974), Serbian basketball player
Lara Maritz (born 2001), Irish cricketer
Lara Marlowe (born 1957), American journalist
Lara Jean Marshall (born 1988), Australian-English actress
Lara Martin, English musician
Lara Mazur, Canadian film editor
Lara McAllen (born 1983), British vocalist
Lara McDonnell (born 2003), Irish actress
Lara McSpadden (born 1999), Australian basketball player
Lara Della Mea (born 1999), Italian alpine ski racer
Lara Melda (born 1993), Turkish pianist
Lara Merrett (born 1971), Australian visual artist
Lara Meyerratken, Australian instrumentalist
Lara Michel (born 1991), Swiss tennis player
Lara Jill Miller (born 1967), American actress
Lara Molins (born 1980), Irish cricketer
Lara Morgan (born 1967), British entrepreneur
Lara Mori (born 1998), Italian artistic gymnast
Lara Mullen (born 1994), British fashion model
Lara Nalbantoğlu (born 2001), Turkish sport sailor
Lara Nielsen (born 1992), Australian athlete
Lara González Ortega (born 1992), Spanish handball player
Lara Oviedo (born 1988), Argentine-Italian field hockey player
Lara Pampín (born 1995), Spanish field hockey player
Lara Parker (1938–2023), American television actress
Lara Saint Paul (1945–2018), Eritrean-Italian singer
Lara Pavlović (born 1998), Croatian handball player
Lara Peake (born 1998), English actress
Lara Petera (born 1978), New Zealand professional squash player
Lara Peyrot (born 1975), Italian cross-country skier
Lara Pitt (born 1981), Australian television presenter
Lara Porzak (born 1967), American fine art photographer
Lara Prašnikar (born 1998), Slovenian striker
Lara Preacco (born 1971), Swiss swimmer
Lara Prescott, American author
Lara Prior-Palmer (born 1994), British writer and athlete
Lara Pulver (born 1980), English actress
Lara Rabal (born 1983), Spanish football player
Lara Rae (born 1963), Canadian comedian
Lara Raj (born 2005), American singer-songwriter and producer
Lara Jo Regan (born 1962), American photographer
Lara-Isabelle Rentinck (born 1986), German film actress
Lara Ricote (born 1996), Mexican comedian
Lara Robinson (born 1998), Australian actress
Lara Rodrigues (born 1990), Brazilian actress
Lara Rose, British singer
Lara Rossi, British actress
Lara Roxx (born 1982), Canadian pornographic film actress
Lara van Ruijven (1992–2020), Dutch short track speed skater
Lara Juliette Sanders, German director
Lara Sanders (born 1986), American-Turkish basketball player
Lara Mussell Savage, English athlete
Lara Scandar (born 1990), Egyptian singer-songwriter
Lara Schmidt (born 1999), German tennis player
Lara Schnitger (born 1969), American-Dutch painter
Lara Setrakian (born 1982), American journalist
Lara Spencer (born 1969), American television presenter
Lara Stalder (born 1994), Swiss ice hockey player
Lara Stein (born 1966), American executive
Lara Stephen (born 1992), Welsh beauty pageant titleholder
Lara Stock (born 1992), Croatian chess player
Lara Stone (born 1983), Dutch fashion model
Lara Sullivan (born 1969), Australian judoka
Lara Taylor-Pearce, Sierra Leonean auditor general
Lara Teeter (born 1955), American dancer
Lara Teixeira (born 1987), Brazilian Olympic athlete
Lara Trump (born 1982), American television producer
Lara Vadlau (born 1994), Austrian sailor
Lara Vapnyar (born 1971), American author
Lara Veronin (born 1988), Taiwanese singer
Lara Vieceli (born 1993), Italian racing cyclist
Lara Villata (born 1967), Italian equestrian
Lara Vukasović (born 1994), Croatian volleyball player
Lara Wendel (born 1965), German actress
Lara de Wit (born 1983), Australian pianist
Lara Wolf (born 2000), Austrian freestyle skier
Lara Wollington (born 2003), British actress
Lara Wolters (born 1986), Dutch politician
Lara Worthington (born 1987), Australian model
Lara Yan (born 1991), Georgian model
Lara Zara (born 1982), Assyrian politician

Surname

Cultural origins

The Spanish surname Lara is derived from Lara de los Infantes, in the Burgos province of Spain, and in some cases retains the original form, de Lara ('of Lara'); there are also Lara surnames in France and Romania.

People with the surname

Adelina de Lara (1872–1961), British pianist and composer
Adriana Lara, Mexican computer scientist
Agustín Lara (1900–1970), Mexican composer
Alda Lara, poet
Alexandra Maria Lara, Romanian actress
Alonso Manrique de Lara, Roman Catholic bishop
Antonio Lara de Gavilán, Spanish artist
Antonio Lara Zárate (1881–1956), Spanish lawyer and politician
Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara, politician
Blanca de La Cerda y Lara, Spanish noblewoman
Brian Lara (born 1969), Trinidadian cricketer
Brigido Lara, Mexican artist
Carlos Lara Bareiro, Paraguayan composer
Catherine Lara, French violinist, composer and singer
Cayo Lara (born 1952), Spanish politician
Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer
Christian Lara, Guadeloupean film director
Claude Autant-Lara, French film director
Daniel Lara, subject of the 2016 Damn Daniel internet meme
Daniel García Lara, football striker
David Laurent de Lara (c.1806–1876), illuminator
Dona Ivone Lara (1922 – 2018), Brazilian singer and composer
Eduardo Lara, Colombian football manager
Emilio Lara (weightlifter), Cuban weightlifter
Erislandy Lara, Cuban boxer
Eurico Lara (1897–1935), Brazilian footballer
Francisco José Lara, Spanish professional road bicycle racer
Georgia Lara, Greek water polo player
Guillermo Lara, politician
Isidore de Lara, English composer
Jacinto Lara (1777–1859), Venezuelan independence leader
Jami Porter Lara, American artist
Jerónimo Manrique de Lara, General Inquisitor
Joe Lara, American actor and musician
José Manuel Lara, Spanish golfer
Juan Lara, baseball player
Juan Jesús Vivas Lara, Spanish politician
Joaquin Gallegos Lara, Ecuadorian writer and poet
Kiki Lara, Mexican soccer player
Louis, comte de Narbonne-Lara, French soldier and diplomat
Lucas Martínez Lara, Roman Catholic bishop
Lúcio Lara, former General Secretary of the MPLA
Luisa María Lara (born 1966), Spanish astrophysicist
María Teresa Lara, a Mexican composer
Maritza Lara-López, Mexican astronomer
Martha Lara (fl. late 20th century), Mexican diplomat & politician
Martín Acosta y Lara, Uruguayan basketball player
Modesto Lara (born 1973), Dominican Republic judoka
Nil Lara, American musician
Oruno Lara, Guadeloupean poet, author and historian
Osvaldo Lara (born 1955), Cuban track and field sprinter
Pablo Lara, Cuban weightlifter
Rafael Paulo de Lara Araújo, Brazilian basketball player
Raúl Lara, soccer player
Ricardo Lara, California politician
Rocío Lara, Muppeteer
Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, Colombian politician
Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Roman Catholic cardinal
Saúl Lara, Bolivian politician
Silvia Lara Povedano, Costa Rican politician and sociologist
Tino de Lara, Filipino actor
Tito Lara, Puerto Rican singer
Willian Lara (1957–2010), Venezuelan politician
Víctor Neumann-Lara, Mexican mathematician
Marlon Guillermo Lara Orellana, politician
Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir, Icelandic footballer

Fictional characters with the name

Lara (comics), the biological mother of the comic book character Superman
Larissa "Lara" Antipova, heroine of Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago (1957, played by Julie Christie in the 1965 film)
Lara Božić, titular character of the Croatian television series Larin izbor (Lara's Choice)
Lara Croft, main character from the Tomb Raider series
Lara-Su, Knuckle's future daughter from the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. She appears in the "Mobius 25 Years Later" storyline and in its sequel arc: "30 Years Later". Lara-Su is also the main protagonist in the upcoming Lara-Su Chronicles graphic novel series.
Lara the Black Cat Fairy, a character in Rainbow Magic
Lara Tybur, a character in "Attack on Titan"
Lara Greyrat, character of ranobe "Mushoku_Tensei"

Mythological characters with the name

Lara (mythology), in Greek mythology, Lara is a Naiad nymph and daughter of the river Almo in Ovid's poem Fasti
Lara, in ancient Egyptian mythology, means sun ray, coming from Ra, the god of sun.

References

Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 163. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
"Meaning, origin and history of the name Larunda".
"Meaning, origin and history of the name Lara (1)".
"Lara Family History". Ancestry.com.

Name listThis page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Categories: