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Comments and insights on the name Alara: | Edit

When naming our future daughter on a road trip my husband suggested this name and I loved it.

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My husband and I came up with this name thinking we were being original and a varient on Lara about two years prior to conception. Around 6 months pregnant I googled the name and found out the true origin and meaning. We named our daughter Alara (ah-lah-rah) but most people say Ah-lare-ah.

Nicknames for Alara: | Edit

Lar-Lar

Meanings and history of the name Alara: | Edit

True origin is German meaning "ruler of all"

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