The name Lamara: meaning and origin
- Lamara name meaning
- Lamara origin
- Georgian names
Is your name Lamara? It is a fairly new name with old roots: the Svan Lamaria, whose name comes from Mary, mother of Jesus. It became widely known after Grigol Robakidze's play Lamara.
๐๏ธ Where does the name Lamara come from and what does it mean?
According to a widespread version, the name Lamara was created by the writer Grigol Robakidze for his 1928 play Lamara. Its root is the Svan Lamaria: the name of a famous church in Ushguli and of the goddess who protects the hearth and the family in Svan mythology, whose name comes from Mary, mother of Jesus.
So Lamara is a name that came down from the mountains of Svaneti.
๐ญ Famous people named Lamara
The name's godparent is Grigol Robakidze's play, staged in 1930 by Sandro Akhmeteli, which won a prize at the Moscow theatre Olympiad. Among real Lamaras, a well-known bearer is the opera singer, soprano Lamara Chkonia.
A name born on the stage still shines on the stage.
๐ What character is linked to the name Lamara?
People say Lamaras are proud, strong and loyal, like true mountain women. They guard the family hearth just like Lamaria, the protector their name recalls: at their home it is always warm.
๐ข The numerology number of Lamara
From the mountains to the numbers. In the Georgian alphabet every letter has a number value: แ is 1, แ is 2, แ is 3 and so on.
The letters of Lamara in Georgian (แแแแแ แ) add up to 173, which reduces to 2. In numerology, 2 is the number of partnership, diplomacy and gentleness.
It is a playful tradition rather than science, but it is fun to see how well it fits.