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Lara

Gender: Girl Meaning: From Larissa Origin: Russian Pronunciation: LA ra Related Names: No related names

Lara: Popularity

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200th+ most popular girls name in the UK

503 recorded births
in 2008

User rating:  Star: on Star: on Star: on Star: on Star: off ( 3.9 from 160 votes )


Additional information about the name Lara:

Lara is a shortened Russian form of the name Larissa, and it first ventured into the English-speaking world in the early 20th century. The name was popularised by the success of the Tomb Raider series of video games and movies, in which the heroine is chesty brunette Lara Croft. Lara is also a language spoken by a small minority in Indonesia.

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