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Lara (F)>

Lara (female)

Diminutive for:Klara (F) Larissa (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

1. Short form of German, Dutch, Russian, Polish and Scandinavian Klara/Clara [q.v.], from Latin "bright, clear".

2. Russian short form of Larissa [q.v.]. Recently popular in English-speaking countries.