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Help[Opinions] Larisa
Since Larisa is the name of the day and has also been my favorite name for a good 15 years or so, I wanted to ask everyone's opinions on the name. So what do you think of it? I have been planning/hoping to use this as a first name for a daughter since I was a teenager and wish to use Lara as a nickname. What would you pair it with?
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I knew a Larissa in uni (prn'd the same way as Larisa) and thought the name quite pretty. Kinda prefer the name w/ the extra s, but not a big issue.
I'd pair it w/ a Jpns. name, but here are some western names for you in case Jpns. isn't your style... Some of these may work better in the opposite order.
Janelle
Joelle
Carmel
Megan
Melanie
Bronwen
Gabrielle
Carmen
I'd pair it w/ a Jpns. name, but here are some western names for you in case Jpns. isn't your style... Some of these may work better in the opposite order.
Janelle
Joelle
Carmel
Megan
Melanie
Bronwen
Gabrielle
Carmen
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I believe I've expressed my love of Larisa before :-)
But since we adopted a dog named Lara, it's been eliminated from my 'real life' list. At least I get to have a Lara in my life (I would have had to have at least 5 daughters to get to Larisa after all my honoring names).
Some combos (since we don't use middle names I never settled on my fave):
Larisa Josephine
Larisa Zoe
Larisa Magdalene
Larisa Sophie
Larisa Evangeline
Larisa Georgiana
Larisa Penelope
Larisa Natalie
Larisa Poppy
Larisa Violet
Larisa Beatrice
Larisa Anastasia
But since we adopted a dog named Lara, it's been eliminated from my 'real life' list. At least I get to have a Lara in my life (I would have had to have at least 5 daughters to get to Larisa after all my honoring names).
Some combos (since we don't use middle names I never settled on my fave):
Larisa Josephine
Larisa Zoe
Larisa Magdalene
Larisa Sophie
Larisa Evangeline
Larisa Georgiana
Larisa Penelope
Larisa Natalie
Larisa Poppy
Larisa Violet
Larisa Beatrice
Larisa Anastasia
This message was edited 2/22/2012, 4:54 PM
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I am not fond of Poppy, but I love the rest. I can't use Sophie because we already have a Sophia and Sophie in the family (and I would be shocked if there wasn't one in my boyfriend's gigantic family, haha). I would consider using Josephine (Joseph is a family name), Zoe, Magdalene, Penelope, and Anastasia. I used to hate both Penelope and Anastasia as a kid, but I haven't had them out of my mind for the last 10 years.
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I love it, especially with the single s. It's quite lovely, and I think these combos are particularly pleasing:
Larisa Caroline
Larisa Catherine
Larisa Frances
Larisa Margaret
I will say, as far as female L names go, I'd be more likely to choose Louise.
Larisa Caroline
Larisa Catherine
Larisa Frances
Larisa Margaret
I will say, as far as female L names go, I'd be more likely to choose Louise.
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I love each of those. Catherine/Katherine and Margaret/Margareta are all family names for me, so they are strong contenders for a middle name spot.
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Larisa is one of those names I've loved forever also. I prefer it spelt like this, I think the Larissa spelling makes it too close to Melissa. I adore Lara as a nickname.
Larisa Eve
Larisa Ivy
Larisa Wren
Larisa Quinn
Larisa Morgan
Larisa Margot
Larisa Paige
Larisa is one of those names I've loved forever also. I prefer it spelt like this, I think the Larissa spelling makes it too close to Melissa. I adore Lara as a nickname.
Larisa Eve
Larisa Ivy
Larisa Wren
Larisa Quinn
Larisa Morgan
Larisa Margot
Larisa Paige
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I love Larisa Eve. Ivy has been a bit of a GP for me lately.
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I have only ever met one Larisa and she spelled it Larissa. I believe her name was Larissa Marie but that was a common MN in the US in the 1980's. I think that with Larisa you need either a one sylable MN or some very distinctive as a middle name.
Larisa Claire
Larisa Anne
Larisa Maeve
Larisa Antoinette
Larisa Guinevere
Larisa Catriona
Larisa Claire
Larisa Anne
Larisa Maeve
Larisa Antoinette
Larisa Guinevere
Larisa Catriona
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I love it.
Larisa Fern comes to mind, not sure why - I normally don't like Fern.
Larisa Eve
Larisa Therese
Larisa Magdalene
Larisa Margaret
Larisa Fern comes to mind, not sure why - I normally don't like Fern.
Larisa Eve
Larisa Therese
Larisa Magdalene
Larisa Margaret
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I love the last four. I've never particularly liked Fern. Margaret is Matt's mom's name and also a family name for me, so it is one I am strongly considering as a middle name. The only issue I have with Margaret (and this also applies to Maria) is that it would end up being Lar-Mar-Mar for the beginning sounds.
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Like Larisa and love Lara as a nickname
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I've never met one or seen it used. My only association is with Dr Zhivago, and there I had always assumed it had a double -ss-: Larissa. Perhaps I was just confused by names like Melissa, or there might be an issue with Russian pronunciation or intonation?
I prefer Laura to Lara, but I don't mind Lara at all. Larisa probably needs a mn that makes a statement - either something firmly Russian like Feodora or something firmly English like Clare or something with a foot in both camps, like Stacey instead of Anastasia.
I prefer Laura to Lara, but I don't mind Lara at all. Larisa probably needs a mn that makes a statement - either something firmly Russian like Feodora or something firmly English like Clare or something with a foot in both camps, like Stacey instead of Anastasia.
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