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Offline Josette

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The name Lara
« on: August 17, 2018, 07:27:43 AM »
It's not often that one encounters the name Lara rather than Laura.  I was noticing tonight, while they were playing Omarosa's recording of her conversation with Trump's daughter-in-law, that her name is Lara.  I couldn't help but wonder if her parents (or one of them) were fans of DS and named her after "our" Lara.
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Re: The name Lara
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2018, 04:36:46 AM »
The could have also been fans of the Omar Sharif/Julie Christie film, Dr Zhivago, from the Pasternak novel. Remember what a big top 40/junkbox hit "Lara's Theme" was?  The theme was introduced in that movie. That may have been where our Lara herself came up with the name.

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Re: The name Lara
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2018, 04:47:56 AM »
I did a query on the name Lara and it turns out the  name is of Russian origin. I know Mrs. Trump is not Russian but she speaks it fluently.
https://nameberry.com/babyname/Lara
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Re: The name Lara
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2018, 06:43:17 AM »
Interesting point, Gothick - I never thought of that one.
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Re: The name Lara
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2018, 06:50:50 PM »
Of course, the name of the tragic heroine in Doctor Zhivago is Lara.

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