"Lara" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɑːɹə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Lara.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɑːɹə Etymology: Anglicized from Ла́ра (Lára), a Russian pet form of Larissa, known from the novel (1957) and film (1965) Dr Zhivago. Etymology templates: {{m|ru|Ла́ра}} Ла́ра (Lára), {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|ru|-}} Russian Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lara
  1. A female given name from Russian. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Lara [feminine] (French), Lara [feminine] (German), Lara [feminine] (Italian), Lara [feminine] (Portuguese), Ла́ра (Lára) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Lara-en-name-qZR0-gMX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 94 6
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Lara-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Laura, Larissa

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