Given name & surname
Larina
“lara”·“one who is protected; a cheerful woman”
Larina is a variant of Lara. Interpretations include “lara” and “one who is protected; a cheerful woman” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Larina is a variant of Lara. Interpretations include “lara” and “one who is protected; a cheerful woman” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Larina is a variant of Lara. The history of Lara gives this family its wider story. Lara is a principal character in Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago. The 1965 film helped bring this form of Larissa to a wider audience, and Maurice Jarre’s Lara’s Theme became another association with the name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Larina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 450
- 0 boys · 450 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 478 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Larina’s family of names
Larina has a related form in Lorraine. Larina has a related form in Lara.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Larina, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“lara” · “one who is protected; a cheerful woman”
>99% girls
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>99% girls
Larra
“lara” · “one who is protected; a cheerful woman”
>99% girls
Desmona
“an ill-fated woman”
>99% girls
Cedrina
“one who is kind and loved”
>99% girls
Sharona
“rose of Sharon” · “from the plains; a flowering shrub”
>99% girls
Jenina
“God is gracious”
>99% girls
Larita
“lara” · “one who is protected; a cheerful woman”
>99% girls