Lara (name)
Lara can be a given name or a surname in several languages.
Surname
Cultural origins
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] there are also Lara surnames in France and Romania.
People with the 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
- Antonio Lara Zárate (1881–1956), Spanish lawyer and politician
- 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
- Jami Porter Lara, American artist
- Jerónimo Manrique de Lara, General Inquisitor
- Joe Lara, American actor and musician
- José Manuel Lara, Spanish golfer
- Juan Lara, baseball player
- Juan Jesús Vivas Lara, Spanish politician
- Joaquin Gallegos Lara, Ecuadorian writer and poet
- Kiki Lara, Mexican soccer player
- Louis, comte de Narbonne-Lara, French soldier and diplomat
- Lucas Martínez Lara, Roman Catholic bishop
- Lúcio Lara, former General Secretary of the MPLA
- Luisa María Lara (born 1966), Spanish astrophysicist
- María Teresa Lara, a Mexican composer
- Martha Lara (fl. late 20th century), Mexican diplomat & politician
- Martín Acosta y Lara, Uruguayan basketball player
- Modesto Lara (born 1973), Dominican Republic judoka
- Nil Lara, American musician
- Oruno Lara, Guadeloupean poet, author and historian
- 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
- Ricardo Lara, California politician
- Rocío Lara, Muppeteer
- Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, Colombian politician
- Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Roman Catholic cardinal
- Tino de Lara, Filipino actor
- Tito Lara, Puerto Rican singer
- Willian Lara (1957–2010), Venezuelan politician
- Víctor Neumann-Lara, Mexican mathematician
- Marlon Guillermo Lara Orellana, politician
- Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir, Icelandic footballer
Given name
Origin | |
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Word/name | Greek, Russian |
Other names | |
Related names | Larisa, Larissa |
Cultural origins
People with the given name
- Lara Abdallat (born 1982), Jordanian hacker
- Lara Aharonian (born 1972), Armenian Canadian human rights activist
- Lara Aklouk (born 2002), Jordanian swimmer
- Lara Aknin, Canadian social psychologist
- Lara Alcock, British mathematics educator
- Lara Amersey (born 1984), Canadian actress
- Lara Arruabarrena (born 1992), Spanish tennis player
- Lara Baars (born 1996), Dutch athlete
- Lara Bahlawan (born 1994), Lebanese footballer
- Lara Baladi (born 1969), Egyptian-Lebanese photographer
- Lara Baldesarra (born 1985), Canadian broadcaster
- Lara Barbieri (born 1986), Italian football player
- Lara Belmont (born 1980), English actress
- Lara Berman (born 1980), Israeli correspondent
- Lara Bitter (born 1975), Dutch tennis player
- Lara Bloom (born 1980), patient expert and advocate
- Lara Boon (born 1987), Australian football player
- Lara Flynn Boyle (born 1970), American actress
- Lara Breay, British film producer
- Lara Briden (born 1969), author
- Lara Brown, American political scientist
- Lara Butler (born 1994), Caymanian swimmer
- Lara Petusky Coger (born 1970), American journalist
- Lara Hedberg Deam (born 1967), American publisher
- Lara Dutta (born 1978), Indian actress
- Lara Fabian (born 1970), Belgian-Canadian singer
- Lara Goodall (born 1996), South African cricketer
- Lara Gut (born 1991), Swiss alpine ski racer
- Lara Honos-Webb, American author
- Lara St. John (born 1971), Canadian violinist
- Lara Logan (born 1971), American television journalist for CBS News
- Lara Maiklem (born 1971), British author
- Lara Malsiner (born 2000), Italian ski jumper
- Lara Jill Miller (born 1967), American actress
- Lara Molins (born 1980), Irish cricketer
- Lara Pulver (born 1980), English actress
- Lara Sanders (born 1986), American-Turkish basketball player
- Lara Scandar (born 1990), Egyptian singer-songwriter
- Lara Veronin (born 1988), Taiwanese singer
- Lara Worthington (born 1987), Australian model
Fictional characters with the name
- Lara (comics), the biological mother of the comic book character Superman
- Larissa "Lara" Antipova, heroine of Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago (1957, played by Julie Christie in the 1965 film)
- Lara Božić, titular character of the Croatian television series Larin izbor (Lara's Choice)
- Lara Croft, main character from the Tomb Raider series
- 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 is also the main protagonist in the upcoming Lara-Su Chronicles graphic novel series.
Mythological characters with the name
References
- "Lara Family History". Ancestry.com.
See also
- Lara (disambiguation)
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