Yara

Yara is a given name with Arabic, Persian and Brazilian 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 Game of Thrones" HBO series, based on the "A 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

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Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Yara Shahidi	2000	American actress
2	Yara Martinez	1979	American actress
3	Yara Sofia	1984	Drag queen
4	Yara Lins	1929	Brazilian actress
5	Yara Lasanta	1986	Puerto Rican beauty pageant contestant
6	Yara Tchê	1988
7	Yara Naoum	1987	Egyptian beauty pageant winner
8	Yara Pilartz	1995	French actress
9	Yara	1983	Lebanese singer
10	Chatan Yara	1668	Japanese martial artist
11	Yara de Novaes	1966
12	Yusaku Yara	1948	Japanese voice actor
13	Yara Salles	1912	Brazilian actress
14	Yara Sallam	1985	Egyptian activist
15	Yara Hassan	1982	German stage actor and actor
16	Yara Amaral	1936	Brazilian actress
17	Yara Yavelberg	1943	Brazilian psychologist
18	Yara Goubran	1982	Egyptian actress
19	Passion Yara	1976	Japanese comedian
20	Yara Bernette	1920
21	Yara Debsi	1967	Syrian actor and film director
22	Yara Sarmento	1940	Brazilian actress
23	Yara Salman		Entrepreneur, businesswomen and socialite
24	Yara Cortes	1921	Brazilian actor
25	Yara Khoury-Mikhael	1992	Lebanese model
26	Yara Linss	1980	Brazilian singer
27	Yara Tupinambá	1932	Brazilian artist
28	Yara van Kerkhof	1990	Dutch short track speed skater
29	Yara dos Santos	1979
30	Chōbyō Yara	1902	Japanese politician and teacher (1902-1997)
31	Yara Cecim
32	Yara Ahmed Baraka	1998
33	Yara Nijboer	1992
34	Yara Kastelijn	1997	Dutch sportsperson
35	Yara Silva	1964
36	Yara Manier	1932
37	Yara Bader