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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Lara Popular in 2015?

The study of names has always fascinated me. I was doing some name research on the internet today, of course spurred by the excellent read Freakonomics, and found an interesting list by Steven D. Levitt, rogue economist and author:

Most Popular Girls' Names of 2015

  • Lara
  • Linden
  • Maeve
  • Maya
  • Philippa
  • Phoebe
  • Quinn
  • Sophie
  • Waverly

This is just a snippet. See the rest here: http://www.slate.com/id/2116505/sidebar/2116512/

Apparently, my name may reach the height of popularity in 2015! Time will tell. It's interesting to consider the name Lara popular, because when I was younger, the name Lara caused me some grief. People were always calling me Laura, and if they did manage to get it right, they usually butchered my preferred pronunciation. As a child, it was also quite traumatizing never to find the stickers, pens, magnets, keychains, etc., with your name on it, as I recall.

However!! As I got older, I grew to love my name, developed the confidence to wear it well, and found the wisdom to appreciate having a unique name. Thanks Mom and Dad!

posted by Lara @ 8/23/2006 12:23:00 AM  

3 Comments:

  • At Monday, August 28, 2006 8:26:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Origin and Meaning of the Name Lara

    From Mindy (researched at: http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Lara

    The girl's name Lara is pronounced LAR-ah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "protection." From "Lares", referring to the individual gods of Roman households, the protectors of home and fields. Also possibly (Latin) "cheerful; famous." It may also be traced to the Greek Larissa. Lara is popular in Russia; it is also a Spanish surname and place name. Literary: name of a central character in Boris Pasternak's novel "Doctor Zhivago."

    Lara has 6 variant forms: Laralaine, Laramae, Larina, Larinda, Larita and Larra.

    For more information, see also the related name Lala. Search for names similar to Lara starting with La-, Lar-, Lara- or ending with -ra, -ara, -lara.

    Lara is a popular female first name, ranking 695 out of 4275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Lara is a very popular surname, ranking 678 out of 88799 for people of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.

    :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

     

  • At Tuesday, August 29, 2006 11:30:00 AM, Blogger Lara said…

    Wow Mom very fun research! COOL! Thanks! I had never heard the Protection one before. Wow this gives you lots of nickname possibilites: Larina, Larinda, very fun.

    Wow I'm currently #695? Not bad, not bad. Interesting to note that there are way fewer first names than last names, isn't it?

    Now did you say you had researched Lorne's name too?

     

  • At Tuesday, August 29, 2006 6:16:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I always loved having a unique name; it made me proud to be the only one of me around, even in those years where I had ghastly low self-esteem. Funny thing is that it's only in more recent years that I've wondered what people really think when I introduce myself. Most of the time people say, "What a beautiful name", but perhaps they are really thinking, "That's about as silly as 'Bambi'!" In fact, I found my name in a baby name book listed under "10 Over-the-Top Names to Avoid". Thank goodness I didn't encounter this stuff when I was still developing my sense of worth!

    ~Fawn

     

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