Etymology

Lara

La·ra
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Russian Ла́ра
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  1. Russian · derived fromЛа́ра
  2. English todayLara

Anglicized from Russian Ла́ра (Lára), a Russian pet form of Larissa, known from the novel (1957) and film (1965) Dr Zhivago.

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