Yara can have the following meanings: People · Yara, original (native) name of Maria Lionza before she was given a Catholic name. · Yara is a popular arabic female singer. Species · Yara is a genus of Hydroscaphid beetles. Places · Yara, Cuba, also known as La Yara, is a small town in Cuba, where the Cry of Yara, was sounded that started the Cuban fight for independence. · Yaracuy, a Venezuelan state, as Yaracuy means "lugar de Yara", or "place of Yara". Corporations · Yara International is a Norwegian company. Name · Yara, is also a common Russian name used by Muscovite families. · Yara or Iara , the Goddess of the River, the Mermaid of the River or Mother of the Rivers, in the Tupi Indian (Brazil) tribe mythology. · Yara, a com