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“laurel tree”
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[ˈlauːra] · Icelandic
01 / Meaning & origin
Lára is a feminine given name documented in Icelandic. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Laura, with the stated meaning “laurel tree”.
Meaning: “laurel tree”
Borrowed from Latin Laura, from the feminine form of laurus (“laurel tree”).
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Lara— “famous”
Spanish ballad lore gives a daughter, Clara, to Charlemagne, and a son, Don Claros de Montablan, to Rinaldo, and of course marries them; but it is to Italy that the feminine name, so much more universal, is owing. The first Chiara on record was the devoted disciple of St. Francis, who, under his direction, established the order of women following his rule, and called, poor Clares, or sisters of St. Clara. From them the name of Clara spread into the adjoining countries, little…
Spanish ballad lore gives a daughter, Clara, to Charlemagne, and a son, Don Claros de Montablan, to Rinaldo, and of course marries them; but it is to Italy that the feminine name, so much more universal, is owing. The first Chiara on record was the devoted disciple of St. Francis, who, under his direction, established the order of women following his rule, and called, poor Clares, or sisters of St. Clara. From them the name of Clara spread into the adjoining countries, little varied except that the French used to call it Claire, until recently, when they have added the terminal _a_, just as the English on the other hand are dropping it, and making the word Clare. The Bretons use both masculine and feminine as Sklear, Skleara; and the Finns have the feminine as Lara.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter VI (Modern Names From The Latin), Section III (From Clarus) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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