English Explanatory Dictionary

Lara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia
  2. A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian.
  3. A surname.

Pronunciation

lä′rə /ˈlɑː.ɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Lara.wav

Word forms

Lara

Etymology

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

Related words

Laura Larissa
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