Yara (given name)
Yara is a given name developed independently in the Arabic and Tupi languages, and also the anglicized spelling of a number of unrelated given names.
- Arabic Yara meaning small butterfly
- Brazilian Portuguese Iara, a river spirit in Tupi and Guarani mythology
- Persian Yārā يارا meaning "strength" or "courage".
- Biblical Yaʿrah 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.
Notable people with the name include:
- Yara (singer), Lebanese singer
- Yara Amaral, Brazilian actress
- Yara Bernette, Brazilian classical pianist
- Yara Cortes, Brazilian actress
- Yara Dufren, real life contestant on 90 Day Fiancé in Season 6, husband of Jovi Dufren
- Yara El-Ghadban, Palestinian-Canadian novelist
- Yara Gambirasio, Italian murder victim
- Yara Goubran, 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, Dutch racing cyclist
- Yara van Kerkhof, Dutch skater
- Yara Lasanta, Puerto Rican model
- Yara Martinez, American actress
- Yara Bou Rada, Lebanese footballer
- Yara Sallam, Egyptian human-rights activist
- Yara dos Santos, Cape Verdean writer
- Yara Shahidi, American actress
- Yara Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Yara Sofia, Puerto Rican entertainer
- Yara Tupinambá, Brazilian artist
- Yara Yavelberg, Brazilian psychologist