Lara

Four letters, several family connections. Lara can shorten Russian Larisa. In Finnish, it can also be a form of Laura or Clara.¹

Which connection feels like yours?

There is no single meaning shared by all of Lara’s traditions; the longer name you have in mind helps explain the connection.¹²

In Russian, Lara (Лара) is a short form of Larisa. If there is a Larisa in your family, Lara offers a shorter way to carry that connection.¹

A nymph called Lara appears in Ovid’s Roman poem Fasti. Her story includes mutilation and sexual violence.²

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