Lara

The name Lara is of Latin origins. It might also have been derived from the name Laura, a Latin name, so the meaning of Lara is ‘a laurel leaf’. According to Roman Mythology, Lara was a beautiful naiad nymph who was known for her beauty. However, she was also known as a gossip and for not being able to keep secrets. She reveals Jupiter’s affair with another nymph, to his wife. When Jupiter found out about this, he ordered her to be taken to the underworld. She is the mother of Lares, who were guardian deities in Roman mythology and looked after the households and protected the houses and fields. The name Lara also comes from the Greek and Russian name Larissa. In Greek mythology, Larissa had an affair with Poseidon and thus had three sons, who later became the rulers of different regions of Greece. Lara is also the name of one of Venezuela’s states as well as a region of Greece. An acropolis in the city of Agros is known as Larissa Hill.

Gender

Girl

Meaning

citadel

Origin

Russian, diminutive of Larissa or Larisa

Numerology

L is for listen, one of your best traits.

A is for activities, for you have many.

R is for realist, the way you are.

A is for able, for you surely are.

Lucky

Lara lucky number is 5.

Free-thinking, adventurous, and progressive, 5 is defined by freedom. 5 needs to experience the world by engaging its five senses: For 5, life lessons are acquired through spontaneous acts of bravery. Akin to Sagittarius energy within astrology, 5 is known for its playful, impulsive, and vivacious spirit.

Famous People Named Lara

• Dorothea of Bulgaria Queen consort of Tvrtko I of Bosnia
• Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg, Queen consort of Christopher III and Christian I of Denmark and Norway
• Lara Flynn Boyle American actress
• Lara Catherina Stone Dutch,English supermodel
• Lara Spencer (born Lara Christine Von Seelen) American TV news anchor

Lara in Pop Culture

• Lara Croft main character in the Tomb Raider video game series
• Lara Jean Song Covey main character in "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" series by Jenny Han
• Lara Antipova character in Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago," 1965 movie, and basis for song "Lara's Theme" by Maurice Jarr
• Lara Lor Van, biological mother of Superman
• Lara Buterskaya character in John Green's "Looking for Alaska".