Lara

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If i like Lara what else might I like?

I thought we were set on this for a girls name but doubts are creeping in.

I really dislike names like Olivia, Amelia all the popular names.

Husband likes names like Jessica which is just too bland for me. Though I love Jesse for a boy!

Any suggestions? Not Clara...

TIA!

Lovely name, was on our shortlist before we ended up having a baby boy.
Go for it!

We used that recently! ???? We also like Leila and Lyra which are similar.

Zara? Tamara? Zeta?

Alannah, Tabitha, Jenna, Laura, Ingrid, Astor, Meryl, Sorcha.

Also like Lara, and Layla but have been considering Lyra for DD to be as a bit less popular. Other names on the list are Ada, Alexa, Stella, Eliza, Nora. And Cassia, but DH thinks it sounds made up!

I like Lana too but we already know of one so it feels a bit like copying.

Not keen on any of the rhyming names like Zara.

I think what is putting me off is that Lara sounds nice in my accent but not my in-laws. They elongate the first a so it's Laaaara.

Do you mean they pronounce it like Sarah instead of Sara? L-air-ah

Nina?

Are they mancunians ?

Lara is lovely, also Lyra and Layla.

Irish!

I love Lara, it's on our list. So are Iris and Ella.

Laura?

Tara, Lanya, Layla ?

Cara
Coralie
Juliet
Miranda
Elodie
Phoebe
Aurelia
Alyssa
Elspeth
Miriam
Jocelyn

Totally do Lara. It's cool, crisp, uncommon, feminine, kickass- if it wasn't my sisters name I'd use it myself. Americans, apparently they have trouble pronouncing it..??

Lila
Lola
Lexi
Ava
Leah
Lana

I could have written your post!!

Here's our list. I like the more modern names and my DH likes the more classics names, hence the variety. I love Ada but my DH doesn't like 'granny names' as he calls them!

Georgia
Lyra
Ira
Freya
Florence
Jessica
Eden
Esme
Everly
Evelyn
Erin
Lana
Ada
Eva
Ariana
Mia
Ida
Lyla
Sadie
Megan
Elena

Laurel
Lorna
Isla
Anya
Rosa

Love Lara though

Lara is completely cool.

'Lara's theme' (from Dr Zhivago) is a wonderful piece of music.

best name ever

seriously, do it

You could go for the full Russian Larissa.

I think it's a beautiful name, used it recently myself.

I liked Larissa which is what Lara is traditionally a diminutive of in Russia but it's very much a standalone name in the UK and figured I'd have the Devils own job getting people to call her Lara if we went with Larissa.

Yes, but OP could possibly get the grandparents to call her Larissa. Just a thought!

Not at all keen on Larissa but this thread has reaffirmed that I do love the name Lara.

Love the name Lara