Lara can be a given name or a surname in several languages. It can be used as a short form of the name

Larissa Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regiona ...

or derived from the Latin word ''lūcēre'', meaning "to shine".

Given name

* Lara Abdallat (born 1982), Jordanian hacker *

Lara Aharonian Lara Aharonian (born 1972) is a Lebanese Canadian Armenian rights activist. She is the Director of the Women's Resource Centre in Yerevan. She has been recognised as a "Woman of Courage" by the United Nations. Life Aharonian was an Armenian who w ...

(born 1972), Armenian Canadian human rights activist * Lara Aknin, Canadian social psychologist * Lara Alcock, British mathematics educator *

Lara Amersey Lara Amersey (born November 13, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in ''Life with Derek'', ''Overruled'', ''Monster Warriors'' and ''Land of the Dead''. Life and career Lara was born in 1984 and relocated with her family to ...

(born 1984), Canadian actress *

Lara Arruabarrena Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (; born 20 March 1992) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. On 3 July 2017, she reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of 52, and her best doubles ranking is world No. 28, set on 22 February 2016. Arr ...

(born 1992), Spanish tennis player *

Lara-B Lara-B (born Lara Baruca, born August 1, 1979, in Koper, SR Slovenia is a singer who began her career in her early teens. Her musical style combines rock, electronic, industrial and soul. Baruca began performing in 1992. After performing at var ...

(born 1979), Slovenian singer * Lara Baars (born 1996), Dutch athlete * Lara Bahlawan (born 1994), Lebanese footballer * Lara Baladi (born 1969), Egyptian-Lebanese photographer *

Lara Barbieri Lara Barbieri (born 2 February 1986 in Sassuolo) is an Italian football midfielder, currently playing for Sassuolo in Italy's Serie A.Lara Belmont Lara Belmont (born 1980) is an English actress, best known for her role as Jessie in the 1999 film ''The War Zone''. She also appeared in ITV's lavish costume drama ''Henry VIII'' as his eldest daughter Mary Tudor. Belmont was born in Oxford, a ...

(born 1980), English actress *

Lara Berman Lara Berman ( he, לארה ברמן; born May 5, 1980) is an American and Israeli on-air news correspondent, journalist, actress, entrepreneur and a Pro-Israel activist. She has worked with numerous well-known news outlets such as the Discovery ...

(born 1980), Israeli correspondent *

Lara Bianconi Lara Bianconi (born 9 May 1974) is an Italian backstroke and medley swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), ...

(born 1974), Italian swimmer * Lara Bitter (born 1975), Dutch tennis player *

Lara Larramendi Blakely Lara Larramendi Blakely is a former mayor of Monrovia, California as well as numerous other governmental office positions. Early life Blakely was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. She came to the United States as a child in 1961, and has lived in Ca ...

, American mayor *

Lara Bloom The Ehlers–Danlos Society is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to patient support, scientific research, advocacy, and increasing awareness for the Ehlers–Danlos syndromes (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD). The ...

(born 1980), patient expert and advocate *

Lara Flynn Boyle Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Donna Hayward in the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991). After portraying Stacy in Penelope Spheeris's comedy ''Wayne's World'' (1992), ...

(born 1970), American actress * Lara Breay, British film producer * Lara Briden (born 1969), author * Lara Brown, American political scientist *

Lara Butler Lara Butler (born 2 October 1994) is a swimmer from the Cayman Islands. Together with her brother Geoffrey she competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2015 world championships and at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Her best world championships result was 25th ...

(born 1994), Caymanian swimmer *

Lara Cardella Lara Cardella (born 13 November 1969 in Licata, Italy) is an Italian writer. She is best known for her best selling novel ''Good girls don't wear trousers''. Career Cardella's first book ''Good Girls Don't Wear Trousers'' (in Italian: ''Volevo i ...

(born 1969), Italian writer *

Lara Carroll Lara Carroll (born 8 December 1986), also known by her married name Lara Mist, is an English-born competition swimmer who has represented Australia in international events, including the 2004 Summer Olympics. She attended Leeming Senior High ...

(born 1986), English swimmer *

Lara Casanova Lara Casanova (born 25 October 1996) is a Swiss snowboarder. She competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and at the 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winte ...

(born 1996), Swiss snowboarder *

Lara Cazalet Lara Imogen Leonora Cazalet (born 25 May 1973) is an English actress, known for portraying Zandra Plackett in '' Bad Girls'' and Annie Quick in ''New Street Law''. Early life Cazalet is the daughter of Sir Edward Cazalet, a retired High Court ...

(born 1973), English actress *

Lara Habib Chamat Lara Habib Chamat ( ar, لارا حبيب شامات, born 13 November 1980) is a Lebanese Senior Business News presenter on Al Arabiya News Channel. Biography Lara, born in Kousba, Koura District, is of Lebanese origin, studied banking an ...

(born 1980), Lebanese news presenter *

Lara Jean Chorostecki Lara Jean Chorostecki is a Canadian actress known for her role as Fredricka "Freddie" Lounds in the American psychological thriller–horror television series ''Hannibal'', and as Sergeant Krystina Breeland on the critically acclaimed Canadian se ...

(born 1984), Canadian actress *

Lara Christen Lara Christen (born 2 October 2002) is a Swiss ice hockey player for SC Langenthal and the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team, Swiss national team. She represented Switzerland at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship. References E ...

(born 2002), Swiss ice hockey player *

Lara Cody Lara Cody is an American voice actress. She also goes under the name Deanna Morris and is best known for voicing Rosemary in '' Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'' and '' Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of The Patriots''. Roles Anime *'' A Little ...

(born 1957), American voice actress *

Lara Petusky Coger Lara Petusky Coger is an American freelance print journalist and television producer. Coger has covered the Dominican Republic, Miami, security in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Cuba and Hurricane Katrina for ''The New York Times''. ...

(born 1970), American journalist *

Lara Comi Lara Comi (born 18 February 1983) is an Italian politician, member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2019, and again since 2022. Education Lara Comi received a bachelor's degree in economics in 2005 from Università Cattolica del Sac ...

(born 1983), Italian politician * Lara Cox (born 1978), Australian actress *

Lara Custance Lara Custance (born 20 November 1992) is a New Zealand actress who appeared as Abi in the TV series ''Paradise Café''.http://screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/return-to-paradise.html She is best known for her role as Harmony in '' The Trib ...

(born 1992), New Zealand actress *

Lara Davenport Lara Shiree Davenport OAM (born 22 December 1983, in Sydney, New South Wales) in 2006, she relocated to Kingscliff, Northern NSW to train with at the High Performance Institute – New South Wales Institute of Sport by Greg Salter. During her ...

(born 1983), Australian Olympic athlete *

Lara Hedberg Deam Lara Hedberg Deam (born 1967) is the founder of architecture and design magazine ''Dwell (magazine), Dwell'' and chairperson, chair of the Dwell, Limited liability company, LLC Board of directors, board. Hedberg was raised in Janesville, Wisconsi ...

(born 1967), American publisher * Lara Debbana (born 1994), Egyptian model *

Lara Defour Lara Defour (born 12 November 1997) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . References External links * 1997 births Living people Belgian female cyclists Place of birth missin ...

(born 1997), Belgian professional racing cyclist *

Lara Denis Lara Denis (born April 17, 1969) is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy and Director of Ethics Program at Agnes Scott College. She is known for her works on Kantian ethics. Denis is a former President of Phi Beta Kappa (2007-2008 ...

(born 1969), American philosopher *

Lara Dickenmann Lara Joy Dickenmann (born 27 November 1985) is a Swiss footballer. She played for German club VfL Wolfsburg and with French club Olympique Lyonnais. She is a versatile footballer who can play as a midfielder or a full-back on either side of the ...

(born 1985), Swiss footballer * Lara Elena Donnelly (born 1990), American author * Lara Dunkley (born 1995), Australian netball player *

Lara Dutta Lara Dutta (born 16 April 1978) is an Indian actress, entrepreneur and the winner of the Miss Universe 2000 pageant. She was previously crowned as Miss Intercontinental 1997. In her career, she has primarily worked in Hindi films. She is the ...

(born 1978), Indian actress * Lara Escauriza (born 1998), Paraguayan tennis player *

Lara Escudero Lara Escudero (born 6 June 1993) is a French ice hockey player and member of the French national team, currently playing with KMH Budapest of the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL). She represented France at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Cha ...

(born 1993), French ice hockey player *

Lara Fabian Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert (born January 9, 1970), better known as Lara Fabian, is a Belgian-Canadian pop singer and songwriter. She has sold over 20 million records worldwide as of 2021Broadway World (2017)"Lara Fabian annule finalement sa tourn ...

(born 1970), Belgian-Canadian singer * Lara Falk (born 1997), Australian skier *

Lara Favaretto Lara Favaretto (born 1973 in Treviso) is an Italian artist. Favaretto lives and works in Turin, Italy. Favaretto is known for her paintings, installations and research based sculptural works. She has staged interventions that she calls "mome ...

(born 1973), Italian artist * Lara Fernandez (born 1996), Spanish kickboxer * Lara Filocamo (born 1990), Australian rules footballer *

Lara George Lara George is a US-based Nigerian-American gospel recording artiste, songwriter and producer. Early life and education Lara George was born on 23 June 1978 into the family of Oluwole Bajomo in Lagos State, the administrative division of Nigeri ...

, Nigerian artist *

Lara Giddings Larissa Tahireh "Lara" Giddings (born 14 November 1972) is a former Australian politician who was the 44th Premier of Tasmania from 24 January 2011 until 31 March 2014, the first woman to hold the position. Born in Goroka, Papua New Guinea, she ...

(born 1972), Australian politician * Lara Gilchrist (born 1982), Canadian actress *

Lara Gillespie Lara Gillespie (born 21 April 2001) is an Irish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team UAE Team ADQ Development Team. At the 2018 UEC European Junior Track Championships Gillespie won Gold in the Poi ...

(born 2001), Irish professional racing cyclist *

Lara Goodall Lara Goodall (born 26 April 1996) is a South African cricketer who represents South Africa in Women's One Day Internationals and Women's Twenty20 Internationals. In February 2019, Cricket South Africa named her as one of the players in the Powe ...

(born 1996), South African cricketer * Lara Goodison (born 1989), English actress *

Lara González (rhythmic gymnast) Lara González Oteiza (born 14 April 1986) is a Spanish former group rhythmic gymnast. She represented Spain at international competitions. Biography Originally from Pamplona, she participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She also ...

(born 1986), Spanish rhythmic gymnast * Lara Grangeon (born 1991), French swimmer *

Lara Grice Lara Grice (born August 11, 1971) is an American actress, who has appeared in more than 50 movies, notable ''The Reaping'' (2007), ''The Final Destination'' (2009), ''Girls Trip'' (2017) and ''Body Cam'' (2020). On television, Grice had a recurr ...

(born 1971), American actress *

Lara Gut-Behrami Lara Gut-Behrami (; ; born 27 April 1991) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who competes in all disciplines and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. She won the gold medal in the Super-G event at the 2022 Winter Olympics ...

(born 1991), Swiss alpine ski racer *

Lara Naki Gutmann Lara Naki Gutmann (born 6 November 2002) is an Italian figure skater. She is the 2020 Nordics champion, the 2019 Dragon Trophy silver medalist, the 2018 Bosphorus Cup silver medalist, and a three-time Italian national champion (2021–23). Sh ...

(born 2002), Italian figure skater * Lara Harris (born 1962), American model *

Lara Heinz Lara Heinz (born 27 May 1981 in Luxembourg City) is a retired Luxembourgian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She is a two-time national record holder for both the long and short course freestyle (50 and 100 m). Heinz made her ...

(born 1981), Luxembourgian swimmer *

Lara Hoffmann Lara Hoffmann (born 25 March 1991) is a German sprinter. She competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, J ...

(born 1991), German Olympic athlete * Lara Hooiveld (born 1971), Australian swimmer *

Lara Ivanuša Lara Ivanuša (born 9 January 1997) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Ferencvárosi TC and the Slovenia national team. Club career In 2017, Ivanuša joined Damallsvenskan club Kvarnsvedens IK. On 2 ...

(born 1997), Slovenian footballer *

Lara Jackson Lara Marie Jackson (born October 14, 1986) is a retired American competitive swimmer who specialized in freestyle. She swam for the University of Arizona from 2005 to 2009 where she was a 9-time NCAA champion. She is the former American record- ...

(born 1986), American freestyle swimmer *

Lara Jakes Lara Jakes (born July 8, 1973) is an American journalist. She currently serves as the diplomatic correspondent for the Washington bureau of ''The New York Times''. Her career has concentrated on international security with a focus on conflict r ...

(born 1973), American journalist * Lara St. John (born 1971), Canadian violinist *

Lara Johnson-Wheeler Lara Lettice Johnson-Wheeler (born 12 June 1993) is a British arts and fashion journalist. She is the daughter of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his second wife Marina Wheeler. Early life and education Johnson-Wheeler was born ...

(born 1992/93), British arts and fashion journalist * Lara Jones (1975–2010), British artist *

Lara Käpplein Lara Käpplein (; born 25 May 1995) is a German badminton player. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series ''Women's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series T ...

(born 1995), German badminton player *

Lara Keller Lara Keller (born 13 April 1991) is a Swiss football striker currently playing for FC Zürich in the Nationalliga A. She previously played for FF USV Jena of the German Frauen-Bundesliga and before moving to Germany she played for SC Kriens in t ...

(born 1991), Swiss football striker *

Lara Knutson Lara Knutson (born 1974) is an American Artist and Industrial Designer. based in New York. A native of Beach Haven, New Jersey, Knutson became interested in light reflecting off seashells and the water. She has a degree in architecture and a ma ...

(born 1974), American artist *

Lara Kramer Lara Kramer is a Canadian dancer and artist. Kramer lives and works on territory of the Kanien'kahá:ka Nation. She is Oji-Cree (Ojibwe and Cree) and she closely links her work to memory, examining issues of social, political and cultural importa ...

, Canadian dancer *

Lara Landon Laura Landon (stage name) started her music career in 2008, by signing with Whiplash Records while attending Belmont University in Nashville. She has released six studio albums, ''Beloved'', "Love/Majestic", ''Overcome'', "Christmas", ''There Is ...

(born 1985), American musician * Lara Lewington (born 1979), British television presenter *

Lara Logan Lara Logan (born 29 March 1971) is a South African television and radio journalist and war correspondent. Logan's career began in South Africa with various news organizations in the 1990s. Her profile rose due to reporting around the American ...

(born 1971), American television journalist for CBS News * Lara Magoni (born 1969), Italian alpine skier and politician *

Lara Mahal Lara K. Mahal is an American chemist who is the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Glycomics at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She is also a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Alberta. She is notable both for h ...

, American professor * Lara Maigue (born 1991), Filipino singer *

Lara Maiklem Lara Maiklem FSA (born 1971) is a British author, editor and publishing consultant, known for her writing and speaking on mudlarking. She was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2022. Personal life Maiklem grew up o ...

(born 1971), British author *

Lara Malsiner Lara Malsiner (born 14 April 2000) is an Italian ski jumper.. Retrieved 8 March 2020. She has competed at World Cup level since the 2015/16 season, with her best individual result being third place in Hinzenbach on 9 February 2020. Her old ...

(born 2000), Italian ski jumper *

Lara Mandić Lara Mandić ( sr, Лара Мандић; born 23 April 1974) is Yugoslavian and Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South S ...

(born 1974), Serbian basketball player *

Lara Maritz Lara Maritz (born 7 January 2001) is a South African-born Irish cricketer. She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against India in the 2017 South Africa Quadrangular Series on 7 May 2017. She made her Women's Twenty20 ...

(born 2001), Irish cricketer *

Lara Marlowe Lara Marlowe (born 1 January 1957) is a US-born journalist and author, who was the US correspondent for ''The Irish Times'' (2009–2012) before returning to Paris in 2013 as the paper's Paris correspondent. Marlowe also spent 15 years as a jour ...

(born 1967), American journalist *

Lara Jean Marshall Lara Jean Marshall (born 30 July 1988) is an English-born Australian actress, singer, and dancer. She is best known for her role as Lisa Atwood on the Australian television series " The Saddle Club" in the first two seasons. Early life and ed ...

(born 1988), Australian-English actress *

Lara Martin Lara Martin is a musician and songwriter, most widely known as the former worship pastor of Abundant Life Church in Bradford, England. Lara moved away from the church, for personal reasons, in 2008 to Romania to help with disadvantaged street chi ...

, English musician * Lara Mazur, Canadian film editor *

Lara McAllen Lara McAllen is an English singer, songwriter and vocal producer. Biography McAllen is the singer for the dance-pop music project Angel City. She began dancing at the age of five, and briefly pursued a modelling career before becoming a back ...

(born 1983), British vocalist * Lara McDonnell (born 2003), Irish actress *

Lara McSpadden Lara Gweneth McSpadden (born 2 April 1999) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sydney Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). Early life McSpadden was born in Penrith, New South Wales. Professional career ...

(born 1999), Australian basketball player *

Lara Della Mea Lara Della Mea (born 10 January 1999) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. She competed at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019 were held from 4 to 17 February 2019 in Åre, Sweden. Th ...

(born 1999), Italian alpine ski racer *

Lara Melda Lara Melda Ömeroğlu (born 16 December 1993), known professionally as Lara Melda, is a British concert pianist. Early life and education Lara Melda was born in London, United Kingdom to Turkish parents. She began playing the piano at age 6, i ...

(born 1993), Turkish pianist * Lara Merrett (born 1971), Australian visual artist * Lara Meyerratken, Australian instrumentalist * Lara Michel (born 1991), Swiss tennis player *

Lara Jill Miller Lara Jill Miller (born April 20, 1967) is an American actress. She plays Samantha "Sam" Kanisky on the 1980s sitcom ''Gimme a Break!'' and as Kathy on ''The Amanda Show''. She voices the title characters in ''Clifford's Puppy Days'', ''The Life ...

(born 1967), American actress * Lara Molins (born 1980), Irish cricketer *

Lara Morgan Lara Morgan is a British entrepreneur and the founder and former CEO of Pacific Direct. Having sold her share in Pacific Direct, she is now involved in several UK startups. Background Born in Germany, Catherine Lara Morgan left school aged 18 w ...

(born 1967), British entrepreneur *

Lara Mori Lara Mori (born 26 July 1998) is an Italian artistic gymnast who represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is the 2018 Mediterranean Games champion in the all-around, on the floor exercise, and with the Italian team. She is the 2019 Summ ...

(born 1998), Italian artistic gymnast *

Lara Mullen Lara Stanisława Mullen is a British fashion model. Early life Mullen is of maternal Polish people, Polish descent. She is Catholic Church, Catholic. Career Mullen was discovered at Underage Festival in Victoria Park, London; weeks later s ...

(born 1994), British fashion model *

Lara Nielsen Lara Nielsen (born 19 December 1992) is an Australian athlete. She competed in the women's hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Co ...

(born 1992), Australian athlete *

Lara González Ortega Lara González Ortega (born 22 February 1992) is a Spanish handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper ...

(born 1992), Spanish handball player *

Lara Oviedo Lara Oviedo (born 12 April 1988) is an Argentine-Italian field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ...

(born 1988), Argentine-Italian field hockey player * Lara Pampín (born 1995), Spanish field hockey player *

Lara Parker Mary Lamar Rickey (born October 27, 1938), better known as Lara Parker, is an American television, stage, and film actress known for her role as Angelique on the ABC-TV serial ''Dark Shadows'' which aired from 1966 to 1971. Early life Parker ...

(born 1938), American television actress *

Lara Saint Paul Silvana Savorelli (30 April 1945 – 8 May 2018), professionally known as Lara Saint Paul, was an Italian Eritrean singer, entertainer, impresario and record producer. Sanremo Music Festival Saint Paul's first public performance was in 1962 at ...

(1945–2018), Eritrean-Italian singer *

Lara Pavlović Lara Brezenci (born 14. December 1998.) is a Croatian handballer Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) ...

(born 1998), Croatian handball player *

Lara Peake Lara Alexandra Peake (born 4 August 1998) is an English actress. Early life From Nottingham, England, Peake did not go to drama school. At 12 Peake joined a drama workshop in Nottingham called the Inspire Academy. Career Peake had her initial b ...

(born 1998), English actress * Lara Petera (born 1978), New Zealand professional squash player *

Lara Peyrot Lara Peyrot (born May 2, 1975) is an Italian cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. ...

(born 1975), Italian cross-country skier *

Lara Pitt Lara Pitt (born 11 November 1981) is an Australian television presenter and sports journalist, mainly known for reporting for Fox Sports on their NRL coverage and Monday Night with Matty Johns. Early life Pitt completed a Bachelor of Commerc ...

(born 1981), Australian television presenter *

Lara Porzak Lara Porzak (born April 14, 1967, in Rome, Italy) is an American fine art photographer, daughter of Pulitzer-prize nominated novelist, Marianne Wiggins. About Lara Porzak works predominantly with black & white film and is acclaimed for using l ...

(born 1967), American fine art photographer *

Lara Prašnikar Lara Prašnikar (born 8 August 1998) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's ...

(born 1998), Slovenian striker *

Lara Preacco Lara Preacco (born 10 May 1971) is a Swiss swimmer. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Preacco is now the head coach for the Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University ...

(born 1971), Swiss swimmer * Lara Prescott, American author *

Lara Prior-Palmer Lara Prior-Palmer (born 24 June 1994) is an athlete and writer. She is the niece of British equestrian Lucinda Green. Mongol Derby In 2013 Prior-Palmer became the first woman to win the Mongol Derby, the world's longest horse race, as well a ...

(born 1994), British writer and athlete *

Lara Pulver Lara Pulver (born 1 September 1980) is an English actress. She has played Erin Watts in the BBC spy drama '' Spooks'' and Irene Adler on BBC's TV adaptation '' Sherlock''. She won the 2016 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical ...

(born 1980), English actress * Lara Rabal (born 1983), Spanish football player *

Lara Rae Lara Rae (born 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland), formerly known as Al Rae, is a Canadian comedian, best known as the longtime artistic director of the Winnipeg Comedy Festival"Gender politics: Autobiographical show a step on Rae's journey". ''Winnipeg ...

(born 1963), Canadian comedian *

Lara Jo Regan Lara Jo Regan is an American photographer. Her work has spanned the realms of photojournalism, documentary, street, fine art, magazine photography and film. She contributed frequently to national publications including ''Time'', ''Newsweek'', ' ...

(born 1962), American photographer * Lara-Isabelle Rentinck (born 1986), German film actress * Lara Robinson (born 1998), Australian actress *

Lara Rodrigues Lara Jobim Matos Rodrigues (born Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, 22 December 1990) is a Brazilian actress. Filmography Television Films External links * Living people 1990 births Brazilian film actresses Brazilian telenovela act ...

(born 1990), Brazilian actress *

Lara Rose Lara Rose is a British singer, songwriter and recording artist with gospel, soul, funk and R&B roots. Her early singing experience started in school and church where she sang in the choir and performed with various gospel artists. Rose has wor ...

, British singer * Lara Rossi, British actress * Lara Roxx (born 1982), Canadian pornographic film actress *

Lara van Ruijven Lara Victoria van Ruijven (; 28 December 1992 10 July 2020) was a Dutch short track speed skater. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she was part of the Dutch 3000 metres relay team that won a bronze medal. She won gold at the World Championships ...

(1992–2020), Dutch short track speed skater *

Lara Juliette Sanders Lara Juliette Sanders is a German director, producer and TV personality. She first gained media attention after winning a lifetime achievement award for her period-spanning feature documentary ''"Celebration of Flight"''. Career Sanders studie ...

, German director * Lara Sanders (born 1986), American-Turkish basketball player * Lara Mussell Savage, English athlete * Lara Scandar (born 1990), Egyptian singer-songwriter * Lara Schmidt (born 1999), German tennis player *

Lara Schnitger Lara Schnitger (born 1969 in Haarlem, Netherlands) is a Dutch- American sculptor and painter, living and working in Los Angeles and Amsterdam. Schnitger studied at the Royal Academy of Art (The Hague) from 1987 to 1991 and spent a year on a r ...

(born 1969), American-Dutch painter *

Lara M. Schwartz Lara may refer to: Places * Lara (state), a state in Venezuela * Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia * Lara, Antalya, an urban district in Turkey * Lara, Victoria, a township in Australia * Lara de los I ...

(born 1970), American music video director * Lara Setrakian (born 1982), American journalist *

Lara Spencer Lara Christine Von Seelen (known professionally as Lara Spencer; born June 19, 1969) is an American television presenter. She is best known for being the co-anchor for ABC's ''Good Morning America''. She is also a correspondent for ''Nightline ...

(born 1969), American television presenter *

Lara Stalder Lara Stalder (born 15 May 1994) is a Swiss ice hockey forward and member of the Swiss national ice hockey team, currently playing with Brynäs IF Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She played with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs wom ...

(born 1994), Swiss ice hockey player *

Lara Stein Lara Stein (born November 28, 1966) is an American businesswoman and the founder and CEO of Boma Global. She is also the executive director (ED) of Women’s March Global, managing the Women's March movement and Chapters outside of the United S ...

(born 1966), American executive *

Lara Stephen Lara Stephen (born 1992/1993) is a Welsh beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Earth Wales 2015 that gives her the right to represent Wales at Miss Earth 2015. Pageantry Miss Earth Wales Stephen joined Miss Earth Wales 2015. Sh ...

(born 1992), Welsh beauty pageant titleholder *

Lara Stock Lara Stock (born 26 May 1992 in Freiburg, Germany) is a Croatian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the World Youth Chess Championship in the girls under-10 section in 2002 and the European Youth Chess ...

(born 1992), Croatian chess player * Lara Stone (born 1983), Dutch fashion model *

Lara Sullivan Lara Sullivan (born 26 October 1969) is an Australian judoka. She competed in the Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 61 kg, women's half-middleweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1969 birt ...

(born 1969), Australian judoka * Lara Teeter (born 1955), American dancer * Lara Teixeira (born 1987), Brazilian Olympic athlete *

Lara Trump Lara Lea Trump ( Yunaska; born October 12, 1982) is an American former television producer who is married to Eric Trump, third child of Donald Trump. She was the producer and host of Trump Productions' ''Real News Update'' and a producer of '' ...

(born 1982), American television producer *

Lara Vadlau Lara Vadlau (born 29 March 1994) is an Austrian competitive sailor. She was born in Feldbach, Austria, on 29 March 1994. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 470 class where, alongside crewmate Eva-Maria Schimak, she fin ...

(born 1994), Austrian sailor * Lara Vapnyar (born 1971), American author * Lara Veronin (born 1988), Taiwanese singer *

Lara Vieceli Lara Vieceli (born 16 July 1993) is an Italian racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence. Major results ;2015 : 3rd Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol : ...

(born 1993), Italian racing cyclist *

Lara Villata Lara Villata (born 19 April 1967) is an Italian equestrianism, equestrian. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. References External links

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(born 1967), Italian equestrian * Lara Vukasović (born 1994), Croatian volleyball player * Lara Wendel (born 1965), German actress *

Lara de Wit Lara de Wit (born 6 June 1983) is a South African Australian pianist, violinist, arranger, composer and music teacher. She had been employed by Opera Australia until 2015, where she also worked as a répétiteur. de Wit is also widely known for ...

(born 1983), Australian pianist *

Lara Wolf Lara Wolf (born 23 March 2000) is an Austrian freestyle skier. She competed in the World Championships 2017, and participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in ...

(born 2000), Austrian freestyle skier *

Lara Wollington Lara Wollington (born 30 March 2003) is an English actress who was the voice of Lucy in ''64 Zoo Lane'' and portrayed in West End theatre. She is best known for portraying the lead role of Matilda, in Matilda the Musical at London’s Cambridge ...

(born 2003), British actress *

Lara Wolters Lara Wolters is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. Early life and education After studying law and European social and political studies (ESPS) at the University Col ...

(born 1986), Dutch politician * Lara Worthington (born 1987), Australian model * Lara Yan (born 1991), Georgian model *

Lara Zara Lara may refer to: Places * Lara (state), a state in Venezuela *Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia * Lara, Antalya, an urban district in Turkey * Lara, Victoria, a township in Australia * Lara de los Inf ...

(born 1982), Assyrian politician

Surname

Cultural origins

The Spanish surname ''Lara'' is derived from

Lara de los Infantes Lara de los Infantes is a town with 26 inhabitants in the province of Burgos in the autonomous region of Castille y León in Spain. It is the seat of the municipality of Jurisdicción de Lara, which includes a few more inhabitants as it includes ...

, in the

Burgos Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence o ...

province of Spain, and in some cases retains the original form, ''de Lara'' ('of Lara'); there are also Lara surnames in France and Romania.

People with the surname

* Adelina de Lara (1872–1961), British pianist and composer *

Adriana Lara Adriana Lara López is a Mexican computer scientist whose research involves evolutionary computation, memetic algorithms, and multi-objective optimization. She is a professor in the school of physics and mathematics at the Instituto Politécnico ...

, Mexican computer scientist *

Agustín Lara Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (; October 30, 1897 – November 6, 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican composer and performer of songs and boleros. He is recogn ...

(1900–1970), Mexican composer * Alda Lara, poet *

Alexandra Maria Lara Alexandra Maria Lara (''née'' Plătăreanu; 12 November 1978) is a Romanian-German actress who has appeared in ''Downfall'' (2004), '' Control'' (2007), '' Youth Without Youth'' (2007), ''The Reader'' (2008), ''Rush'' (2013), and ''Geostorm'' ...

, Romanian actress *

Alonso Manrique de Lara Alfonso or Alonso Manrique de Lara y Solís (Segura de León, Badajoz, 1476 – Seville, 28 September 1538) was a Spanish churchman. Biography Manrique was born in Segura de León in Badajoz, apparently a son from the third marriage of the famo ...

, Roman Catholic bishop *

Antonio Lara de Gavilán Antonio Lara de Gavilán (22 September 1896 – 4 January 1978), mostly known by his pen name Tono, was a Spanish graphic artist, editorial cartoonist and author of comic theatre. His work was strongly influenced by Ramón Gómez de la Sern ...

, Spanish artist * Antonio Lara Zárate (1881–1956), Spanish lawyer and politician *

Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara José Bernardo Maximiliano Gutiérrez de Lara (August 20, 1774 – May 13, 1841) was an advocate and organizer of Mexican independence and the first constitutional governor of the state of Tamaulipas, and a native of Revilla, today Ciudad Guerr ...

, politician * Blanca de La Cerda y Lara, Spanish noblewoman *

Brian Lara Brian Charles Lara, (born 2 May 1969) is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions and holds several cricketing ...

(born 1969), Trinidadian cricketer * Brigido Lara, Mexican artist * Carlos Lara Bareiro, Paraguayan composer *

Catherine Lara Catherine Lara (born Catherine Bodet; 29 May 1945) is a French violinist, composer, singer, and author. Over a career spanning more than five decades, she has established herself as an icon in French pop/rock music as well as the neo-classical g ...

, French violinist, composer and singer * Cayo Lara (born 1952), Spanish politician * Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer * Christian Lara, Guadeloupean film director *

Claude Autant-Lara Claude Autant-Lara (; 5 August 1901 – 5 February 2000) was a French film director and later Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Biography Born at Luzarches in Val-d'Oise, Autant-Lara was educated in France and at London's Mill Hill ...

, French film director * Daniel Lara, subject of the 2016

Damn Daniel Damn Daniel is a 2016 viral video. Daniel Lara and Joshua Holz, students at Poly High School in Riverside, California, reached Internet fame after Holz's video, an edited collection of Snapchat videos, became popular on Vine, YouTube and Facebook. ...

internet meme *

Daniel García Lara Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength ...

, football striker * David Laurent de Lara (c.1806–1876), illuminator * Dona Ivone Lara (1922 – 2018), Brazilian singer and composer *

Eduardo Lara Eduardo Lara Lozano (born 4 September 1959 in Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The c ...

, Colombian football manager *

Emilio Lara Emilio Lara may refer to: * Emilio Lara (weightlifter) * Emilio Lara (footballer) {{hndis, Lara, Emilio ...

, Cuban weightlifter *

Erislandy Lara Erislandy Lara Santoya (born 11 April 1983) is a Cuban-American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the WBA (Regular) middleweight title since 2021. Previously he held various versi ...

, Cuban boxer * Eurico Lara (1897–1935), Brazilian footballer *

Francisco José Lara Francisco José ("Paco") Lara Ruiz (born February 25, 1977, in Granada) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, currently without a team. Palmarès ; 1999 : 1st, Overall, Memorial Valenciaga A memorial is an object or place which ...

, Spanish professional road bicycle racer *

Georgia Lara Giouli "Georgia" Lara ( el, Γιούλη Λάρα, born 31 May 1980) is a female Greek water polo player and Olympic silver medalist with the Greece women's national water polo team. She received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olym ...

, Greek water polo player *

Guillermo Lara Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo A ...

, politician *

Isidore de Lara Isidore de Lara, born Isidore Cohen (9 August 18582 September 1935), was an English composer and singer. After studying in Italy and France, he returned to England, where he taught for several years at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama an ...

, English composer *

Jacinto Lara Jacinto Lara (Carora, 5 June 1777 - Barquisimeto, 25 February 1859), was a Venezuelan independence leader and hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence. His contribution included participating in Simón Bolívar's 1813 Admirable Campaign. He wa ...

(1777–1859), Venezuelan independence leader *

Jami Porter Lara Jami Porter Lara (born 1969 in Spokane, Washington) is an artist living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, known primarily for her black vessel-like conceptual sculptures created using millennia-old ceramics techniques indigenous to the Chihuahuan Desert. ...

, American artist * Jerónimo Manrique de Lara, General Inquisitor *

Joe Lara William Joseph Lara (October 2, 1962 – May 29, 2021) was an American actor, martial artist, and musician, known for the role of Tarzan in the American TV series '' Tarzan: The Epic Adventures''. Career Lara played Tarzan in the 1989 TV movie ' ...

, American actor and musician *

José Manuel Lara José Manuel Lara (born 21 May 1977) is a Spanish professional golfer. Lara was born in Valencia, Spain. He turned professional in 1997, and has competed on the European Tour since 2001, having finished 11th in the previous seasons Challenge ...

, Spanish golfer * Juan Lara, baseball player * Juan Jesús Vivas Lara, Spanish politician * Joaquin Gallegos Lara, Ecuadorian writer and poet *

Kiki Lara Ricardo "Kiki" Lara (born July 24, 1981, in Las Cruces, New Mexico) is an American former soccer player who last played for the USL First Division side Portland Timbers and currently works as head coach of the Incarnate Word Cardinals. Career ...

, Mexican soccer player *

Louis, comte de Narbonne-Lara Louis Marie Jacques Amalric, comte de Narbonne-Lara (August 1755 - 17 November 1813) was a French nobleman, soldier and diplomat. Birth and early life He was born at Colorno, in the Duchy of Parma. His mother was Françoise de Chalus ( bap. ...

, French soldier and diplomat * Lucas Martínez Lara, Roman Catholic bishop * Lúcio Lara, former General Secretary of the MPLA *

Luisa María Lara Luisa ( Italian and Spanish), Luísa ( Portuguese) or Louise (French) is a feminine given name; it is the feminine form of the given name Louis (Luis), the French form of the Frankish Chlodowig (German Ludwig), from the Germanic elements ''hl ...

(born 1966), Spanish astrophysicist *

María Teresa Lara María Teresa Lara Aguirre del Pino ( Tlatlauquitepec, 1904 – May 23, 1984) was a Mexican lyricist and composer. Family Lara was a daughter of Joaquín M. Lara and his wife, María Aguirre del Pino. Her aunt was Refugio Aguirre del Pino. Her ...

, a Mexican composer * Maritza Lara-López, Mexican astronomer *

Martha Lara Ambassador Martha I. Lara is a prominent Mexican career diplomat and politician. Elected Federal Senator for the State of Chihuahua, she served her full six-year term from 1994 to 2000, becoming president of the Senate for the first period of or ...

(fl. late 20th century), Mexican diplomat & politician *

Martín Acosta y Lara Martín Raúl Acosta y Lara Díaz (25 March 1925 – 5 January 2005) was a Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. Acosta y Lara was p ...

, Uruguayan basketball player *

Modesto Lara Modesto Lara Arias (born October 29, 1973) is a male judoka from the Dominican Republic, who won the silver medal in the men's extra lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republi ...

(born 1973), Dominican Republic judoka *

Nil Lara Nil Lara (born 1964) is an American musician from Miami, Florida who is a singer, guitarist and songwriter, playing the tres, the six-stringed Cuban guitar, and the cuatro, a Venezuelan guitar. Biography Lara was born in Newark, New Jersey, ...

, American musician *

Oruno Lara Oruno Lara (1879 – 1924) was a Guadeloupean poet, author and historian, not to be confused with his grandson Dr. Oruno D. Lara, also a historian. Head of Pointe-à-Pitre's ''Guadeloupe Littéraire'' journal, he arrived in France in 1914 with h ...

, Guadeloupean poet, author and historian * Osvaldo Lara (born 1955), Cuban track and field sprinter *

Pablo Lara Pablo Lara Rodríguez (born 30 May 1968 in Santa Clara) is a Cuban weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with wei ...

, Cuban weightlifter *

Rafael Paulo de Lara Araújo Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * '' ...

, Brazilian basketball player *

Raúl Lara Raúl Rodrigo Lara Tovar (born 28 February 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Lara was a member of the Mexico national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, playing three games at the tournament. He ...

, soccer player *

Ricardo Lara Ricardo Lara (born November 5, 1974) is an American politician who is currently serving as the 8th Insurance Commissioner of California. Lara was elected during the 2018 election, defeating former California insurance commissioner Steve Poizner ...

, California politician *

Rocío Lara Rocío is a Spanish female name, literally meaning " dew". Notable people with the name include: * Rocío Banquells (1958), Mexican pop singer and actress *Rocío Carrasco, Rociíto (1977), Spanish TV presenter and business woman *Rocío Comba (198 ...

, Muppeteer *

Rodrigo Lara Bonilla Rodrigo Lara Bonilla ( es, Rodrigo Lara Bonilla; August 11, 1946 – April 30, 1984) was a Colombian people, Colombian lawyer and politician, who served as Ministry of the Interior and Justice, Minister of Justice under President Belisario Betanc ...

, Colombian politician *

Rosalio José Castillo Lara Rosalio José Castillo Lara (4 September 1922 – 16 October 2007) was a Venezuelan prelate of the Catholic Church. He worked in the Roman Curia for almost all of his career, first with responsibility for rewriting the code of canon law and th ...

, Roman Catholic cardinal * Saúl Lara, Bolivian politician * Tino de Lara, Filipino actor *

Tito Lara Tito Lara (December 23, 1932 – June 23, 1987), was considered by many to be Puerto Rico's first television singing idol. Early years Lara (birth name: Agustín Enrique Lara Olivencia was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Lara was ra ...

, Puerto Rican singer *

Willian Lara Willian Lara (28 July 1959 – 10 September 2010) was a Venezuelan politician. Elected several times to the National Assembly, he was the Minister of Communication and Information between 2006 and 2008 and Governor of Guárico state from 2008 ...

(1957–2010), Venezuelan politician *

Víctor Neumann-Lara Víctor Neumann-Lara (1933–2004) was a Mexican mathematician, pioneer in the field of graph theory in Mexico. His work also covers general topology, game theory and combinatorics. Biography Born in the city of Huejutla de Reyes, Hidalgo, Mexico ...

, Mexican mathematician * Marlon Guillermo Lara Orellana, politician *

Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (born 25 July 1986) is an Icelandic former footballer who played in the striker position. She is the all-time top goalscorer of the Iceland national team and competed for her country at the UEFA Women's Champion ...

, Icelandic footballer

Fictional characters with the name

Lara (comics) Lara (née Lara Lor-Van) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in the ''Superman'' comic strip and was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lara is the biological mother of Superm ...

, the biological mother of the comic book character Superman * Larissa "Lara" Antipova, heroine of

Boris Pasternak Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (; rus, Бори́с Леони́дович Пастерна́к, p=bɐˈrʲis lʲɪɐˈnʲidəvʲɪtɕ pəstɛrˈnak; 30 May 1960) was a Russian poet, novelist, composer and literary translator. Composed in 1917, Pa ...

's novel '' Doctor Zhivago'' (1957, played by

Julie Christie Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1940) is a British actress. An icon of the Swinging Sixties, Christie is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Sh ...

in the 1965 film) * Lara Božić, titular character of the Croatian television series '' Larin izbor'' (''Lara's Choice'') *

Lara Croft Lara Croft is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the video game franchise ''Tomb Raider''. She is presented as a highly intelligent and athletic British archaeologist who ventures into ancient tombs and hazardous ruins around th ...

, main character from the ''

Tomb Raider ''Tomb Raider'', also known as ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' from 2001 to 2008, is a media franchise that originated with an action-adventure video game series created by British gaming company Core Design. Formerly owned by Eidos Interactive, th ...

'' series * Lara-Su, Knuckle's future daughter from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' comic series. She appears in the "Mobius 25 Years Later" storyline and in its sequel arc: "30 Years Later". Lara-Su is also the main protagonist in the upcoming Lara-Su Chronicles graphic novel series. * Lara the Black Cat Fairy, a character in ''

Rainbow Magic ''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number o ...

Mythological characters with the name

Lara (mythology) Larunda (also Larunde, Laranda, Lara) was a naiad nymph, daughter of the river Almo in Ovid's '' Fasti''.Ovid, '' Fasti 2''V. 599 Mythology The only known mythography attached to Lara is little, late and poetic, coming to us from Ovid's ''Fast ...

, in Greek mythology, Lara is a

Naiad In Greek mythology, the naiads (; grc-gre, ναϊάδες, naïádes) are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water. They are distinct from river gods, who ...

nymph and daughter of the river Almo in

Ovid Pūblius Ovidius Nāsō (; 20 March 43 BC – 17/18 AD), known in English as Ovid ( ), was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a contemporary of the older Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the ...

's poem ''

Fasti In ancient Rome, the ''fasti'' (Latin plural) were chronological or calendar-based lists, or other diachronic records or plans of official and religiously sanctioned events. After Rome's decline, the word ''fasti'' continued to be used for si ...

'' * Lara, in ancient Egyptian mythology, means sun ray, coming from Ra, the god of sun.