Lara - longer name options

[BlackberryandNettle]

I'm considering Lara, it's fairly classic but not quite as classic as first two dcs names. Are there any longer names we could shorten to Lara?

Larissa?

Larissa
Larina
Larita
Lark
Laralaine
Laramae
Laralyn

❤️ Larissa.

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Lauren.

Larisa
Laria
Laraine
Alara
Elara
Ilara
Delara
Clara
Melara
Malara
Belara
Valara
Selara
Salara
Laurel
Lorna
Larath
Laramey

Alana.
Elana

Larissa is pretty.

I prefer Cara to Lara.

Larissa - beautiful Julie Christie in Dr Zhivago. Lovely name

Thanks for all the suggestions. We want something fairly classic to fit with our other dc names but will think about Lara/Cara/Larissa/Ilara/Elara. We know a Clara pretty well so that is out

I have a Lara and she’s told me she wishes I’d called her Larissa!

Have just remembered my DH wanted to call her Alaris (Lara for short)- I’m sure he made it up!

The Larissa I know does not get shortened to Lara. The problem is that the vowels don't quite work to sound right.

I'd go Ilara from your list. Unusual, but lovely.

Dilara (I think it is a Turkish name)

I would stick to Lara if I were you, it’s classic in it’s own right and I don’t think any obvious suggestions have been made as a longer version

I know an Annalara but she goes by Anna.