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What is the Russian car Lada named for?

Question #96905. Asked by author.
Last updated Sep 14 2021.

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The logo represents the stylized slavic/Viking boat called Ladia (Lad`ya). Lada is the name of a slavic divinity (goddess of youth, love and beauty).

link http://www.answers.com/topic/lada?cat=biz-fin

Jun 23 2008, 7:24 PM
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One meaning I found was the Russian name for the slavic goddess of beauty:

link http://www.babynamescountry.com/meanings/Lada.html

Jun 23 2008, 7:24 PM
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The goddess Lada is a fake, says this website:

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lada_(mythology)
Response last updated by satguru on Sep 14 2021.
Jun 23 2008, 7:54 PM
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She's real according to
link https://www.thoughtco.com/lada-slavik-goddess-4776503

but she doesn't appear in my Larousse Mythology.
link https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1667960.New_Larousse_Encyclopedia_of_Mythology

The modernity or otherwise of Lada doesn't preclude her being the name origin for the car. It also doesn't preclude her being a goddess. They come and go, changing with the times. (Gods do too.)
Response last updated by CmdrK on Sep 14 2021.
Jun 24 2008, 3:45 PM
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