Behind the Name: Comments for the name Lara

Comments for LARA:

Lara also means 'One who is famous' in Latin, and 'cheerful one' in Greek.
In Europe, the name Lara is known of, but is still likeably unusual!

-- LaraCandi 6/9/2005

Italian name from the Latin word Lares (demi-deities/localised spirits ie Lares Familiares, Lares Compitales, Lares Viales, Lares Permarini, Lares Praestites).

-- gmasucci 7/12/2005

It's not popular in Europe, I agree, but that's the point! This is so beautiful and unusual name!

-- Anonymous User 10/27/2005

"Lara" could be a short form of "Klara" too.

-- iva_toneva 5/10/2006

An Italian name, as well.
Lara is originally derived from the name Russo, diminutive of Larisa and Larissa.

-- Francesca 12/1/2010

Its actual origin is from Latin. In Roman mythology, Lara was the daughter of the river god Almo, and the wife of Mercurius (the Roman version of Hermes). Their children, the Lares, were the domestic/household gods that inhabited all Roman homes.

-- LaraRebooted 3/4/2013

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