Lara or Larissa?

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which do you prefer? Which middle names would suit?

Lara! (my name, so perhaps I'm a tad biased?!)

Also know a Larissa and I like that too!

Seems like Lara has the edge....i would of thought Lissy would have been the obvious NN for Larissa?

Lara.

Larissa a bit too fussy for my taste. Variations on this (Clarissa, Karissa, Marissa) very popular round these parts.

you don't feel then that Lara is just a bit....well....unfinished?

i do really like it, infact the only name i think i like more is Susannah and that has been my fav for donkeys yrs....

We had the same debate - if the registrar at the hospital had been open when DH went to register her the day she was born she would have been Larissa with n/name Lara. As it was shut we had a few weeks to think about it and went with Lara as we had only ever called her that name and it would suddenly have seemed wierd if Larissa was used in formal situations, eg at the doctors etc.

Is it still fairly unusual as a name tho? I had an unusual tho not unheard of name and i really liked being the only one in the school etc...

what reactions do you get to the name?

People seem to like it - hear a few Dr Zhivago references, but I get a lot of 'what a lovely name' when we are out. Haven't met another yet but my children are both pre school so am sure I will soon enough. I've always loved the name though so am fairly unbothered about what people think.

well its my secret beautiful fall back name should i find nothing i like better.....i am very fickle when it comes to names but SOOO love DR ZHivago film, so romantic....

I can't stand the name Lara, I don't know what it is but I just dislike it. Reminds me of Lara Croft too.

Lara.

Larissa

Lara - strong woman. Larissa - bit of fluff/footballer's wife.

Lara

I don't like Larissa, sorry It reminds me of Melissa which I can't stand!

Larissa is too fussy. I like Lara.

Lara!
That is one on our shortlist too

In Russia - full name is Larissa- shortened form in Lara- so Lara would have been Larissa in full in Dr Zhivago... (equally get clara from Clarissa i think)

Lara - so much easier for child to learn to spell.

Lara - beautiful.

Lara

Like Lara! (Like Clarissa, though not Larissa so much, strangely)

Lara

I love it!

Lara but with Larissa as full name.

What about Laria as a compromise between the 2?

First A can be pronounced as a long a or a short a iykwim?

Lara.

Larissa and clarissa and Vanessa and Melissa are not my style.

I used to go kayaking in claragh laragh when i was about 14 or 15. great fun. I think it was up in Laragh. Did they have a kind of water sport resort there? so long ago now, i can't remember exactly where the place was! in the 'cunthree'