Lara (name)

Lara can be a given name or a surname in several languages. In Ukrainian and Russian and other languages, the given name is a short form for Larissa. In Hindi, the given name is a short form for Laranya, which means graceful. The Spanish surname Lara is derived from Lara de los Infantes in the Burgos province of Spain [1].

Lara

Origin
Word/name	Russian (given name); Spanish (surname)
Other names
Related names	Larisa, Larissa

Notable people bearing this name include:

• Agustín Lara (1900-1970), Mexican composer
• Alexandra Maria Lara, Romanian actress
• Brian Lara (born 1969), Trinidadian cricketer
• Eurico Lara (born 1897), Brazilian footballer
• Alonso Manrique de Lara, Roman Catholic bishop
• Lara Honos-Webb, doctor
• Lara Petusky Coger, American journalist
• Agustín Lara, Mexican composer
• Antonio Lara de Gavilán, Spanish artist
• Denisse Lara, American singer
• Emilio Lara, Cuban weightlifter
• Rafael Paulo de Lara Araújo, Brazilian basketball player
• Louis, comte de Narbonne-Lara, French soldier and diplomat
• Jerónimo Manrique de Lara, General Inquisitor
• Martha Lara (fl. late 20th century), Mexican diplomat & politician
• Modesto Lara (born 1973), Dominican Republic judoka
• Osvaldo Lara (born 1955), Cuban track and field sprinter
• Lara Logan, a television journalist for CBS News in the United States.
• Lara Flynn Boyle, the actress.
• Lara Fabian, the French and English-language singer whose works include Final Fantasy soundtrack theme The Dream Within.
• Lara Dutta, Indian actress.
• Lara Hedberg Deam, magazine founder
• Juan Jesús Vivas Lara, politician
• Lara Cardella, Italian writer
• Lara St. John, Canadian Violinist
• Carlos Lara Bareiro, Paraguayan composer
• Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir, Icelandic football
• Christian Lara, baseball player
• Margret Lara Vidarsdottir, Icelandic footballer
• Tino de Lara, Filipino actor
• José Manuel Lara, Spanish golfer
• Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara, politician
• Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer
• Adelina de Lara, British pianist and composer
• Lúcio Lara, former General Secretary of the MPLA
• Claude Autant-Lara, French film director
• Catherine Lara, French violinist, composer and singer
• Pablo Lara, Cuban weightlifter
• Alda Lara, poet
• Alexandra Maria Lara, German actress
• Kiki Lara, Mexican soccer player
• Brian Lara, cricketer
• Georgia Lara, Greek water polo player
• Rocío Lara, Muppeteer
• Blanca de La Cerda y Lara, Spanish noblewoman
• Marlon Guillermo Lara Orellana, politician
• Martha Lara, Mexican politician
• Modesto Lara, Dominican athlete
• Pablo Lara, Cuban weightlifter
• Juan Lara, baseball player
• Osvaldo Lara, Cuban swimmer
• Erislandi Lara, Cuban boxer
• Daniel García Lara, football striker
• Nil Lara, American musician
• Raúl Lara, soccer player
• Martín Acosta y Lara, Uraguayan basketball player
• Guillermo Lara, politician
• Francisco José Lara, Spanish professional road bicycle racer
• Brigido Lara, Mexican artist
• Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, Cuban politician
• Eduardo Lara, Columbian football manager
• Isidore de Lara, English composer
• Víctor Neumann-Lara, Mexican mathematician
• Victor J. Lara, Mexican-American Runner
• Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Roman Catholic cardinal
• Eurico Lara, Brazilian footballer
• Tito Lara, Puerto Rican singer
• Joe Lara, American actor and musician
• Lara Loutfi, Gerab financier
• Signe Lara Ceylan, Albanian Princess

See also

• Laura