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Lara is a Baby Girl Name

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The name Lara is a girl's name of Russian origin meaning "citadel". This is an alternative to Laura or Lauren made romantic by Dr. Zhivago, and sexy by video-game heroine Lara Croft. As a place name, Lara is a state in Venezuela. In mythology, Lara was a nymph in Ovid's Fasti known for her beauty and inability to keep secrets.

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