Lara (name)
Lara can be a given name or a surname in several languages.
- 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).[1]
- In Ukrainian and Russian, the given name is a short form for Larissa.
- In Hindi, the given name is a short form for Laranya, which means graceful.
- In Turkish, it means water fairy. [2]
Surname
- Adelina de Lara (1872-1961), British pianist and composer
- 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
- 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 García Lara, football striker
- David Laurent de Lara (c.1806-1876), illuminator
- Eduardo Lara, Colombian football manager
- Emilio Lara, Cuban weightlifter
- Erislandy Lara, Cuban boxer
- Eurico Lara (born 1897), 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
- Jerónimo Manrique de Lara, General Inquisitor
- Joe Lara, American actor and musician
- Jonas Lara], Mexican American artist and photographer
- José Manuel Lara, Spanish golfer
- Juan Lara, baseball player
- Juan Jesús Vivas Lara, Spanish politician
- Julian Lara Calderon, Ecuadorian doctor, surgeon, scientist
- Joaquin Gallegos Lara, Ecuadorian writer and poet
- Kiki Lara, Mexican soccer player
- Louis, comte de Narbonne-Lara, French soldier and diplomat
- Lúcio Lara, former General Secretary of the MPLA
- Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir, Icelandic footballer
- Martha Lara (fl. late 20th century), Mexican diplomat & politician
- Martín Acosta y Lara, Uraguayan basketball player
- María Teresa Lara, a Mexican composer
- Marlon Guillermo Lara Orellana, politician
- Modesto Lara (born 1973), Dominican Republic judoka
- Nil Lara, American musician
- 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
- Rocío Lara, Muppeteer
- Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, Colombian politician
- Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Roman Catholic cardinal
- Tito Lara, Puerto Rican singer
- Tino de Lara, Filipino actor
- Víctor Neumann-Lara, Mexican mathematician
- Willian Lara (1957–2010), Venezuelan politician.
Given name
Main article: Larissa (name)
| Lara | |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek, Russian |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Larissa, Larisa |
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- Lara Bingle, Australian model
- Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress
- Lara Cardella, Italian writer
- Lara Honos-Webb, American psychologist and author
- Lara Jill Miller, American voice actress
- Lara Petusky Coger, American journalist
- Lara Hedberg Deam, magazine founder
- Lara Fabian, the French and English-language singer whose works include Final Fantasy soundtrack theme The Dream Within
- Lara Logan, a television journalist for CBS News in the United States
- Lara St. John, Canadian violinist
- Lara Dutta, Indian actress and former Miss Universe (2000)
- Lara Veronin, also known as Lara Liang, is Taiwanese singer and actress and former member of the Taiwainese band, Nan Quan Mama
Fictional
- Larissa "Lara" Antipowa, heroine of Doctor Zhivago (played by Julie Christie in the 1965 film), is at the origin of the Russian short name's popularity in modern times
- Lara Croft, fictional character known from the Tomb Raider series
- Lara Božić, titular character of the Croatian television series Larin izbor (Lara's Choice)
- 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 will also be the main protagonist in the upcoming Lara-Su Chronicles.
See also
- Laura (name)