The name Lara?
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Anonymous
| I'm a Lara. Born in 1981, Zhivago-inspired and a nod to my Eastern European heritage. My family pronounces it LAH-ra according to the Cyrillic alphabet spelling, but there are regional variations and yes, I do have to repeat it for people and spell it aloud at times. It's not a problem. |
Anonymous
I like it. She'll have to correct pronunciation for some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all the people all the time anyway. 
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Anonymous
| I'm another one who has never in my life heard anyone pronounce Laura any way other than Lar-uh. Never Lore-uh...that is a different name (Lora). I am from the South but have also lived in the Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Mid-Atlantic and have known Lauras every where I've lived. |
Anonymous
What comes to mind for me is that I cannot roll my Rs. I have tried, believe me. The rolled r is not native to American English, and for many of us, we didn't get to hear it/learn it as children so it is impossible to make that sound now as adults. So I'd be calling her "Lahra" and would know I can't say it and would be embarrassed, and apologize a lot. Not a deal breaker but not exactly great, either. |
Anonymous
|
... Flynn Boyle?
... Croft: Tomb Raider? ... Sounds very 90s! |
Anonymous
That was Laura Spencer -- very late 70s/early 80s! |
Anonymous
It's like Lah-rah. Not Law-rah. |
Anonymous
| I think most people would pronounce it as either "Lahr-a" or "lair-a" ....that was my first impression anyways. |
Anonymous
| I pronounce it "Lai-ra". Honestly, it didn't occur to me to pronounce it any other way. It's the same as Dara, Mara, Sara, Kara, and Tara. It's a good name. |
Anonymous
| meh |
Anonymous
Looks like even Laura will have confusion about pronunciation, so I wouldn't worry about Lara. I think that with certain accents, Lore-ah vs Lah-ra isn't that noticeable/bothersome. I bet many Lauras don't bother to correct people and that's why everyone here is so adament that it's always Lore-ah or always Lah-ra. Maybe we're all wrong half the time! Next time I meet a Laura I'll pay special attention to how she pronounces it herself. My instinct would be to pronounce Lara as Lah-ra. I think about 50% of people will have that instinct. I'd also pronounce Tara as Tah-ra though I pronounce Cara as Cair-ah. I'd never pronounce Lara as Lair-ah, though. |
Anonymous
| If you're expecting your average American to roll the R and would be upset about them not doing it, do not choose this name. Most English speakers cannot roll their Rs. |
Anonymous
Your from the south and have never heard of George Bush's wife? Interesting... How about the word "Laurels", do you pronounce that as "Lar-els"? Because AFAIK it's "Lore-els" |
Anonymous
| You're* rather |
Anonymous
| On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give it a 5. |