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 mythologyPersian - found its way in Turkish and Arabic Yārā يارا (Persian يارا "strength, courage") The dictionary definition of يارا at WiktionaryBiblical 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 singerYara Amaral (1936–1988), Brazilian actressYara Ahmed Baraka (born 1998), Egyptian gymnastYara Bernette (1920–2002), Brazilian classical pianistYara Cortes (1921–2002), Brazilian actressYara Gambirasio (1997–2010), Italian murder victimYara Goubran (born 1982), Egyptian actressYara Greyjoy, character in the Song of Ice and Fire books by George R.R. MartinYara Kastelijn (born 1997), Dutch racing cyclistYara van Kerkhof (born 1990), Dutch skaterYara Lasanta (born 1986), Puerto Rican modelYara Martinez (born 1979), American actressYara Naoum (born 1987), Egyptian beauty queenYara Sallam (born 1985), Egyptian human-rights activistYara dos Santos (born 1979), Cape Verdean writerYara Shahidi (born 2000), Iranian-American actressYara Silva (born 1964), Brazilian footballerYara Sofia (born 1984), Puerto Rican entertainerYara Tupinambá (born 1932), Brazilian artistYara Yavelberg (1943–1971), Brazilian psychologist