Names like Yara
Yara is a two-syllable Arabic name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Yara.
Yusra Arabic · ease, prosperity (from yasira, 'to be easy')
Zara Arabic · princess, blooming flower
Nora Irish · "honor," by way of Honora, the form Ireland made its own; also the pet form of Eleanora in Scandinavia and beyond. Long after its Ibsen heroine slammed the door, it returned as a sleek vintage favorite
Saira Arabic · traditionally 'traveler'
The same roots
Also Arabic names, from the tradition Yara comes from.
Jana Arabic · harvest of fruit; garden of paradise
Zeina Arabic · beauty, adornment
Sana Arabic · brilliance, splendor
Leena Arabic · variant of Lina, "soft, tender"
The same feel
Also international and modern names.
Mia Scandinavian · mine (from Italian and Spanish), or a short form of Maria; became a standalone name in Scandinavia and is now a true crossover, at home from Milan to Mexico City
Kira Russian · Russian feminine form of Cyrus; the older meaning of Cyrus is uncertain
Mira Slavic · "peace"
Amira Arabic · princess, leader
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Yara, on a similar curve.
Asma Arabic · "supreme, higher" (Arabic root samā, "to be high")
Maha Arabic · wild oryx, the old emblem of beautiful eyes
Aysha Arabic · variant of Aisha, traditionally 'living, alive'
Issa Arabic · Arabic form of Isa (Jesus), traditionally 'God is salvation'
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