I really think it depends on how you, personally, pronounce either name. Some people pronounce Laura as lore-ah and therefore generally pronounce Lara as lawr-uh.
I pronounce Laura as lawr-uh and Lara as lah-ruh, which isn't too much of a different other than that Lara is almost...lighter is sound? I agree with pmegan in that Lara would rhyme with Tara.
But yeah- it seems mostly a personal preference thing. I think, to some, it could be interchangable.
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Date: 2006-04-27 08:31 am (UTC)I pronounce Laura as lawr-uh and Lara as lah-ruh, which isn't too much of a different other than that Lara is almost...lighter is sound? I agree with pmegan in that Lara would rhyme with Tara.
But yeah- it seems mostly a personal preference thing. I think, to some, it could be interchangable.