Meaning: Variant of Iara: lady of the water; Persian Yara is separate
The story
Brazilian Yara is a form of Iara, associated with a water-lady name in Nheengatu and Brazilian folklore. Persian Yara has a separate friend-or-helper root; the shared spelling does not make these one origin.
Also means
What Yara means in its other languages.
- Persianfriend; helper
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Origins
Yara comes from Nheengatu, Brazilian Portuguese, and Persian. It’s a bridge name, with roots in more than one culture.
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