Female first name (German, Russian): go back to the old Roman nickname of 'Lawrence': 'the out of town Laurentium stem end, Lara; Latin (Geographic name as first name); laurus = the laurel, the laurel wreath, information on male form Lorenz ', later called' reinterpreted as 'the laurel Laurus' with laurel wreath as a symbol of victory / the winner Lara is a short form of feminine names Laura and Larissa. Laura means bay or laurel wreath.
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