Lara (name)

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

Lara can be a given name or a surname in several languages. In Ukrainian, and Russian 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].

Notable people bearing this name include:

Surname

Adelina de Lara, 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
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
Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer
Christian Lara, baseball player
Claude Autant-Lara, French film director
Daniel García Lara, football striker
Denisse Lara, American singer
Eduardo Lara, Columbian football manager
Emilio Lara, Cuban weightlifter
Erislandi 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
Jerónimo Manrique de Lara, General Inquisitor
Joe Lara, American actor and musician
José Manuel Lara, Spanish golfer
Juan Lara, baseball player
Kiki Lara, Mexican soccer player
Louis, comte de Narbonne-Lara, French soldier and diplomat
Lúcio Lara, former General Secretary of the MPLA
Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir, Icelandic footballer
Martha Lara (fl. late 20th century), Mexican diplomat & politician
Martín Acosta y Lara, Uraguayan basketball player
Marlon Guillermo Lara Orellana, politician
Modesto Lara (born 1973), Dominican Republic judoka
Nil Lara, American musician
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
Rocío Lara, Muppeteer
Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, Cuban politician
Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Roman Catholic cardinal
Tito Lara, Puerto Rican singer
Tino de Lara, Filipino actor
Víctor Neumann-Lara, Mexican mathematician

First name

Lara Hayek, Marketing and Advertising Specialist in Amman - Jordan
Lara Honos-Webb, doctor
Lara Petusky Coger, American journalist
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
Lara Robert Prejean, American guitarist and singer
Lara Veronin, also known as Lara Liang, is a member of the Taiwainese band, Nan Quan Mama

See also