Too exotic?

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Thanks for your comments on my other thread. I’ve now added Lara and Zara to my shortlist since it had quite good reviews.

Where would you assume a person with this name is from?

I’ve started to take a warning to Lara but I’ve only ever met a Turkish Lara. Where would you assume a Lara is from?

And where would you assume a Zara is from?

DH likes Ella.

Any preferences between those names?

They could be from absolutely anywhere.
I know a Zara who is far from 'exotic'.
Don't know a Lara but really like the name. I wouldn't have any presumptions about where she was from.
I'm sorry but I'd presume Ella was from a rough part of town.

Both are ordinary names, I’m so disappointed.

They really aren't exotic

Prefer Zara but Lara's OK. I think Ella's past its best now.

A Lara or Zara that was 40+ would probably have more connotations but on a child both are very mainstream now
Both are lovely but Zara has the edge for me amongst a sea of Luna/Lola/Lily etc

I wouldn't think they were from anywhere, perfectly normal names.

I don't like Zara much, it sounds quite hard to me. Sarah is classier

Lara is a bit Lara croft to me, but I do like it.

Zara
Ella
Lara

I know 2 English Zara's, one quite young and one older. 1 Polish Ella, early forties and 1 American Lara, same age.

I’d presume they were from the Welsh Marches!

Don’t like Ella - a bit dull.

I’d assume they were British

Zara is a British royal name

Lara is just like all the Cara Tara Mara Dara Sara names- very normal

I mean I'm from a town in the north west and know both a Zara and a Lara... no idea what their backgrounds are but they're both white and from the same town so wouldn't really think anything of hearing those names.

Ella is alright but a bit meh and overused