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Doctor Zhivago (the film) was my first association with the name. The novel is by far my favorite book. Larisa, nn Lara has remained my favorite since I was 14. I didn't play Tomb Raider until after I first saw Doctor Zhivago, so I think my case is a bit unusual. I love Lara as a full name as well.

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I have another rather odd reason for liking Lara. I found out that my aunt Laura was named after the character in the movie Laura when I mentioned to her that I got the movie for Christmas. It tickled me that I managed to pick out such a similar name from a movie as my grandmother who died when I was six. I guess I feel like it is a bit like following in her footsteps.

Consonant-vowel-consonant-A. Like Cara, Nina, Mila, etc. It's very dull. It doesn't make me think of Lara Croft, though, so it has that going for it.

I love this name, and I love Lara Croft!

Lara always reminds me of Lara Flynn Boyle - waifoid... don't know about trendoid...

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I have to disagree on Laura and say I much prefer Laura over Lara (or Lauren for that matter). It's a toss up between Laura and Laurel, but I digress...

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I find Lara rather boring sounding.

I pronounce Lara and Laura the same way, although I know a lot of people don't. So I think it's good to have the variant. I don't like this name pronounced LAIR-ah (like the beginning of Larry) much though, which I've heard before. I do think of Lara Croft, because I think she's awsome, but I wouldn't immediately think that the parents named the girl after her like I might with some other famous names.

Lara i don't really like.
I like Lana though Prounced LON-ah.

Lara is a gorgeous name, and I definitely like it more than Laura, I was thinking of maybe using it for a daughter in honor of my cousin Laura. Also I love the Dr Zhivago reference. And I don't think it's trendy really at all.

It doesn't make me think of Lara Croft. I think it's beautiful. Can't decide whether I'd rather use Lara or Cara, and one day I'm gonna have to choose 'cos no way can I use both!

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I don't think of Lara Croft at all which is probably because Lara is such a popular name in Germany so I rather think of girls I know named Lara. I didn't like Dr Zhivago very much but the main character's full name was Larissa anyway. I dislike Larissa because I know a really mean girl named that but I do like Nerissa. Lara is a bit boring (so overused here) but nice. I like Laura as well. Two of my good friends are named Lara and Laura.

Lara is gorgeous. I like it better than the formal name it comes from, Larissa.

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I think of "Dr. Zhivago" and the haunting "Lara's Theme." The Croft character doesn't come to my mind at all. Then again, I'm 44.

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I like it. I think it sounds sexy, strong, and confident.