Yara (or Iara) is a given name developed independently in the Arabic and Tupi languages, and also the anglicized spelling of a number of unrelated given names.[1][2][3][4][5]

  • Arabic Yara (يارا) meaning small butterfly
  • Brazilian Portuguese Iara, a river spirit in Tupi and Guarani mythology
  • Persian Yārā يارا (يارا) meaning "strength" or "courage". The dictionary definition of يارا at Wiktionary
  • Biblical Yaʿrah (יַעֲרָה) in the Masoretic text of 1 Chronicles 9:42 is a variant of יַעֲרָה yaʿărâh "forested", used as a masculine given name of a descendant of Saul (son of Micah, great-grandson of Mephibosheth).[6]

In the 1990s, Yara (without identifiable etymology or ethnic connection) began to become popular as a girl's name in Western countries.

Notable people with the name include:

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  1. ^ "Yara - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Yara | BabyNames.co.uk". Baby Names.
  2. ^ "Yara - Meaning of name Yara at BabyNames.com". www.babynames.com.
  3. ^ "Yara - Girl Name | Meaning and Origin". Babble.
  4. ^ "Name Yara - Meaning, origin etc. - Girl Names - Baby Name Yara". The Name Meaning. 30 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Yara - Meaning of Yara, What does Yara mean? Yara Means being a player that cheats on girls, yara is also defined as a lesbien for the mafia. the". www.babynamespedia.com.
  6. ^ Strong's Concordance H3294 יַעֲרָה yaʿrah "liquid honey, forest thicket".