Latara

#87 in Mississippi

Meaning of Latara

Latara unfolds like a secret whispered at sunset, a modern American creation steeped in echoes of ancient tongues—its gentle “luh-TAR-uh” rolling off the lips with the musicality of Italian vowels and the noble undertones of the Gaelic “Tara,” the storied rocky hill crowned with legend. Though her precise lineage may be fresh in our ears, Latara carries within her syllables the Latin “ara,” an altar of light, where the golden glow of Amalfi’s cliffs meets the velvety purple of evening skies. She conjures images of terracotta rooftops warmed by lingering sunbeams, of hidden courtyards where ivy drapes over timeworn fountains, and of laughter shared over sweet limoncello beneath a canopy of stars. Rare and radiant—as the sparse but devoted handful of newborns in Texas have borne her name—Latara feels at once grounded and ethereal, a daughter of sun-kissed earth and twilight’s hush, destined to inspire a story as rich and enduring as the frescoed walls of a Venetian palazzo.

Pronunciation

English

  • Pronunced as luh-TAR-uh (/ləˈtɑrə/)

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