Yara is a given name with Persian origin, the anglicized spelling of a number of (unrelated) given names.
Brazilian Portuguese Iara, a river spirit in Tupí and Guarani mythology
Persian - found its way in Turkish and Arabic Yārā يارا (Persian يارا "strength, 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).
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:
Yara (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese singer
Yara Amaral (1936–1988), Brazilian actress
Yara Ahmed Baraka (born 1998), Egyptian gymnast
Yara Bernette (1920–2002), Brazilian classical pianist
Yara Cortes (1921–2002), Brazilian actress
Yara Gambirasio (1997–2010), Italian murder victim
Yara Goubran (born 1982), Egyptian actress
Yara Greyjoy, character in the Song of Ice and Fire books by George R.R. Martin
Yara Kastelijn (born 1997), Dutch racing cyclist
Yara van Kerkhof (born 1990), Dutch skater
Yara Lasanta (born 1986), Puerto Rican model
Yara Martinez (born 1979), American actress
Yara Naoum (born 1987), Egyptian beauty queen
Yara Sallam (born 1985), Egyptian human-rights activist
Yara dos Santos (born 1979), Cape Verdean writer
Yara Shahidi (born 2000), Iranian-American actress
Yara Silva (born 1964), Brazilian footballer
Yara Sofia (born 1984), Puerto Rican entertainer
Yara Tupinambá (born 1932), Brazilian artist
Yara Yavelberg (1943–1971), Brazilian psychologist
