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My dd is Lara. I've only met two other children called Lara so it is still relatively uncommon.

I like Lara. My friend has just had one too.

Love love love. I think this is my all time favourite name. Would love to use it if I had a dd. great choice.

Beautiful <3

It's my DD's name and I still love it. Suits her to a tee! I didn't know many 4 years ago when she was born but it's getting a bit more popular. Think it made into the Top 100 names last year.

Thanks for the input ladies, I think it will be Lara Elizabeth & dh is in agreement, hoorah!!! Although now that Clara's been mentioned too I like that one, maybe I just like names ending in ara

I am smiling at people suggesting other names which end in 'ara.
Para
Mara
Kara
Nara
Dara

Lara Elizabeth is gorgeous...i hope your husband agrees! How about Zara or elara? We nearly had a Zara Elizabeth! :-)

Very nice indeed

It's nice, I like Clara and Zara too (but not Tara oddly!).

I only know one baby Lara and one 5 year-old Lara, it's not of those that's annoyingly overused (not here at least).

I love love love lara (larissa) ..

Doesn't go with our surname though

I have a Lara Elizabeth! Beautiful names.

Great name, much underused.

I really like it. Elegant and feminine but without being weedy or twee. It won't date too much either.

I've only ever known one Lara, and she was lovely and elegant, so it has positive connotations for me I like it.

Love it!!! Love Tara too

Also Cara

Clara

It was nearly dd2. Lara short for Larissa.

I think of Julie Christie.

Not a bad association at all.

At the moment we're thinking Elizabeth as a middle name, DH wanted it for a first name but it can shortened to so many other things so its been relegated to middle name the only thing putting me off Lara is our West Yorkshire accent and slack pronunciation of the letter r. Still loving the name but maybe need to change our accent in the next 4 months

I have one too and people are always saying what a lovely name she has. Pretty but not flowery. Dr Zhivago connotations too - Lara's song. Only downside is that we thought 4 letters couldn't be abbreviated - she gets called La a lot! Or Lala. Or Lardy (this last one isn't quite as mean as it sounds - she's only 22 months old - I must stop saying it though!! )

What middle name are you thinking? If any?

Thanks ladies, just ran the name by DH (obviously had to put it n here first before I ran it by him ) and his response was I'll consider it!!! Mentioned Lara Croft and now he's liking it a bit more

I've got one, asleep upstairs... Love it!