Yara

Yara meaning and name origin

Yara \ya-ra\ as a girl's name is pronounced YAH-rsh. It is of Brazilian and Arabic origin, and the meaning of Yara is "water lady; small butterfly". Brazilian mythology: Iara was a beautiful goddess with green hair and fair skin.

Yara has 2 variant forms: Iara and Uira.

Baby names that sound like Yara are Yaira, Ara, Aura, Ora, Eira, Ira, Jarae, Orra and Yeira.

Popularity of Yara

Yara is not a popular first name for women but a somewhat popular surname or last name for all people (#66352 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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