Lara

Girl

Origin: Latin · Slavic

Meaning

“Russian short form of Larisa (from a Greek place name); also a Latin name of a nymph”

Popularized internationally as the love interest in Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago later a famous video game character.

Rarity: uncommon

Peak decade: 1960s

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