Quick, simple, easy question.
Are [name]Lara[/name] and [name]Aria[/name] just too similar?
Yes-- I think they are. You could do [name]Lauren[/name]/[name]Laurel[/name] and [name]Aria[/name] or [name]Ariel[/name] and [name]Lara[/name] though.
I personally would avoid it. I like the previous poster’s suggestions of [name]Lauren[/name], [name]Laurel[/name], and [name]Ariel[/name]. You may also like [name]Lana[/name] or [name]Dara[/name] (though [name]Dara[/name] would still not work well with [name]Aria[/name], in my opinion!).
I don’t think they are when said aloud, but it depends how you say it. [name]Lara[/name] and [name]Aria[/name] may have four letters and end in A, but they have a different number of syllables, don’t rhyme and are completely different in style. On paper, though, three of the four letters are the same. If you love them both, maybe move one to the middle or find a longer version you can nickname it down to.