Lara (name)
Lara can be a given name or a surname in several languages.
Surname
Cultural origins
The Spanish surname Lara is derived from Lara de los Infantes, in the Burgos province of Spain, and in some cases retains the original form, de Lara ; there are also Lara surnames in France and Romania.People with the surname
- Adelina de Lara, British pianist and composer
- Agustín Lara, Mexican composer
- Alda Lara, poet
- Alexandra Maria Lara, Romanian actress
- Alonso Manrique de Lara, Roman Catholic bishop
- Antonio Lara de Gavilán, Spanish artist
- Antonio Lara Zárate, Spanish lawyer and politician
- Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara, politician
- Blanca de La Cerda y Lara, Spanish noblewoman
- Brian Lara, Trinidadian cricketer
- Brigido Lara, Mexican artist
- Carlos Lara Bareiro, Paraguayan composer
- Catherine Lara, French violinist, composer and singer
- Cayo Lara, Spanish politician
- Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer
- Christian Lara, Guadeloupean film director
- Claude Autant-Lara, French film director
- Daniel García Lara, football striker
- David Laurent de Lara, illuminator
- Eduardo Lara, Colombian football manager
- Emilio Lara, Cuban weightlifter
- Erislandy Lara, Cuban boxer
- Eurico Lara, 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, Venezuelan independence leader
- Jami Porter Lara, American artist
- Jerónimo Manrique de Lara, General Inquisitor
- Joe Lara, American actor and musician
- José Manuel Lara, Spanish golfer
- Juan Lara, baseball player
- Juan Jesús Vivas Lara, Spanish politician
- Joaquin Gallegos Lara, Ecuadorian writer and poet
- Kiki Lara, Mexican soccer player
- Louis, comte de Narbonne-Lara, French soldier and diplomat
- Lucas Martínez Lara, Roman Catholic bishop
- Lúcio Lara, former General Secretary of the MPLA
- Luisa María Lara, Spanish astrophysicist
- María Teresa Lara, a Mexican composer
- Martha Lara, Mexican diplomat & politician
- Martín Acosta y Lara, Uruguayan basketball player
- Modesto Lara, Dominican Republic judoka
- Nil Lara, American musician
- Oruno Lara, Guadeloupean poet, author and historian
- Osvaldo Lara, Cuban track and field sprinter
- Pablo Lara, Cuban weightlifter
- Rafael Paulo de Lara Araújo, Brazilian basketball player
- Raúl Lara, soccer player
- Ricardo Lara, California politician
- Rocío Lara, Muppeteer
- Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, Colombian politician
- Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Roman Catholic cardinal
- Tino de Lara, Filipino actor
- Tito Lara, Puerto Rican singer
- Willian Lara, Venezuelan politician
- Víctor Neumann-Lara, Mexican mathematician
- Marlon Guillermo Lara Orellana, politician
- Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir, Icelandic footballer
Given name
- Lara Abdallat, Jordanian hacker
- Lara Aharonian, Armenian Canadian human rights activist
- Lara Aklouk, Jordanian swimmer
- Lara Aknin, Canadian social psychologist
- Lara Alcock, British mathematics educator
- Lara Amersey, Canadian actress
- Lara Arruabarrena, Spanish tennis player
- Lara-B, Slovenian singer
- Lara Baars, Dutch athlete
- Lara Bahlawan, Lebanese footballer
- Lara Baladi, Egyptian-Lebanese photographer
- Lara Baldesarra, Canadian broadcaster
- Lara Barbieri, Italian football player
- Lara Belmont, English actress
- Lara Berman, Israeli correspondent
- Lara Bianconi, Italian swimmer
- Lara Bitter, Dutch tennis player
- Lara Larramendi Blakely, American mayor
- Lara Bloom, patient expert and advocate
- Lara Boon, Australian football player
- Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress
- Lara Breay, British film producer
- Lara Briden, author
- Lara Brown, American political scientist
- Lara Butler, Caymanian swimmer
- Lara Cardella, Italian writer
- Lara Carroll, English swimmer
- Lara Casanova, Swiss snowboarder
- Lara Cazalet, English actress
- Lara Habib Chamat, Lebanese news presenter
- Lara Jean Chorostecki, Canadian actress
- Lara Christen, Swiss ice hockey player
- Lara Cody, American voice actress
- Lara Petusky Coger, American journalist
- Lara Comi, Italian politician
- Lara Cox, Australian actress
- Lara Custance, New Zealand actress
- Lara Davenport, Australian Olympic athlete
- Lara Hedberg Deam, American publisher
- Lara Debbana, Egyptian model
- Lara Defour, Belgian professional racing cyclist
- Lara Denis, American philosopher
- Lara Dickenmann, Swiss footballer
- Lara Elena Donnelly, American author
- Lara Dunkley, Australian netball player
- Lara Dutta, Indian actress
- Lara Escauriza, Paraguayan tennis player
- Lara Escudero, French ice hockey player
- Lara Fabian, Belgian-Canadian singer
- Lara Falk, Australian skier
- Lara Favaretto, Italian artist
- Lara Fernandez, Spanish kickboxer
- Lara Filocamo, Australian rules footballer
- Lara George, Nigerian artist
- Lara Giddings, Australian politician
- Lara Gilchrist, Canadian actress
- Lara Gillespie, Irish professional racing cyclist
- Lara Goodall, South African cricketer
- Lara Goodison, English actress
- Lara González , Spanish rhythmic gymnast
- Lara Grangeon, French swimmer
- Lara Grice, American actress
- Lara Gut-Behrami, Swiss alpine ski racer
- Lara Naki Gutmann, Italian figure skater
- Lara Harris, American model
- Lara Heinz, Luxembourgian swimmer
- Lara Hoffmann, German Olympic athlete
- Lara Honos-Webb, American author
- Lara Hooiveld, Australian swimmer
- Lara Ivanuša, Slovenian footballer
- Lara Jackson, American freestyle swimmer
- Lara Jakes, American journalist
- Lara St. John, Canadian violinist
- Lara Jones, British artist
- Lara Käpplein, German badminton player
- Lara Keller, Swiss football striker
- Lara Knutson, American artist
- Lara Kramer, Canadian dancer
- Lara Landon, American musician
- Lara Lewington, British television presenter
- Lara Logan, American television journalist for CBS News
- Lara Magoni, Italian alpine skier and politician
- Lara Mahal, American professor
- Lara Maigue, Filipino singer
- Lara Maiklem, British author
- Lara Malsiner, Italian ski jumper
- Lara Mandić, Serbian basketball player
- Lara Maritz, Irish cricketer
- Lara Marlowe, American journalist
- Lara Jean Marshall, Australian-English actress
- Lara Martin, English musician
- Lara Mazur, Canadian film editor
- Lara McAllen, British vocalist
- Lara McSpadden, Australian basketball player
- Lara Della Mea, Italian alpine ski racer
- Lara Melda, Turkish pianist
- Lara Merrett, Australian visual artist
- Lara Meyerratken, Australian instrumentalist
- Lara Michel, Swiss tennis player
- Lara Jill Miller, American actress
- Lara Molins, Irish cricketer
- Lara Morgan, British entrepreneur
- Lara Mori, Italian artistic gymnast
- Lara Mullen, British fashion model
- Lara Nielsen, Australian athlete
- Lara González Ortega, Spanish handball player
- Lara Oviedo, Argentine-Italian field hockey player
- Lara Pampín, Spanish field hockey player
- Lara Parker, American television actress
- Lara Saint Paul, Eritrean-Italian singer
- Lara Pavlović, Croatian handball player
- Lara Peake, English actress
- Lara Petera, New Zealand professional squash player
- Lara Peyrot, Italian cross-country skier
- Lara Phillips, American theatre actress
- Lara Piper, American film actress
- Lara Pitt, Australian television presenter
- Lara Porzak, American fine art photographer
- Lara Prašnikar, Slovenian striker
- Lara Preacco, Swiss swimmer
- Lara Prior-Palmer, British writer and athlete
- Lara Pulver, English actress
- Lara Rabal, Spanish football player
- Lara Rae, Canadian comedian
- Lara Jo Regan, American photographer
- Lara-Isabelle Rentinck, German film actress
- Lara Robinson, Australian actress
- Lara Rodrigues, Brazilian actress
- Lara Rose, British singer
- Lara Rossi, British actress
- Lara Roxx, Canadian pornographic film actress
- Lara van Ruijven, Dutch short track speed skater
- Lara Juliette Sanders, German director
- Lara Sanders, American-Turkish basketball player
- Lara Mussell Savage, English athlete
- Lara Scandar, Egyptian singer-songwriter
- Lara Schmidt, German tennis player
- Lara Schnitger, American-Dutch painter
- Lara M. Schwartz, American music video director
- Lara Setrakian, American journalist
- Lara Spencer, American television presenter
- Lara Stalder, Swiss ice hockey player
- Lara Stein, American executive
- Lara Stephen, Welsh beauty pageant titleholder
- Lara Stober, German footballer
- Lara Stock, Croatian chess player
- Lara Stone, Dutch fashion model
- Lara Struck, Australian goalkeeper
- Lara Sullivan, Australian judoka
- Lara Teeter, American dancer
- Lara Teixeira, Brazilian Olympic athlete
- Lara Trump, American television producer
- Lara Vadlau, Austrian sailor
- Lara Vapnyar, American author
- Lara Veronin, Taiwanese singer
- Lara Vieceli, Italian racing cyclist
- Lara Villata, Italian equestrian
- Lara Vukasović, Croatian volleyball player
- Lara Wendel, German actress
- Lara de Wit, Australian pianist
- Lara Wolf, Austrian freestyle skier
- Lara Wollington, British actress
- Lara Wolters, Dutch politician
- Lara Worthington, Australian model
- Lara Yan, Georgian model
- Lara Zara, Assyrian politician
Fictional characters with the name
- Lara, the biological mother of the comic book character Superman
- Larissa "Lara" Antipova, heroine of Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago
- Lara Božić, titular character of the Croatian television series Larin izbor
- Lara Croft, main character from the Tomb Raider series
- Lara-Su, Knuckle's future daughter from the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. She appears in the "Mobius 25 Years Later" storyline and in its sequel arc: "30 Years Later". Lara-Su is also the main protagonist in the upcoming Lara-Su Chronicles graphic novel series.
Mythological characters with the name
- Lara, in Greek mythology, Lara is a Naiad nymph and daughter of the river Almo in Ovid's poem Fasti
- Lara, in ancient Egyptian mythology, means sun ray, coming from Ra, the god of sun