Page 2 | To ask if you think the name Kyra is common

Needmorelego · 13/07/2026 15:33

@Netcurtainnelly You've never heard of the actress Kyra Sedgwick ?
And she's not the only Kyra out there.

Brainstorm23 · 13/07/2026 14:52

TrishM80 · 13/07/2026 10:27

How about "Kay-Tee", it's a cool, modern twist on the boring, old fashioned "Katie"?

This is a tragedeigh.

Netcurtainnelly · 13/07/2026 14:17

Never come across it and I hate it.

suburburban · 13/07/2026 13:46

Don’t like it

plasticplate · 13/07/2026 13:44

I knew a couple of toddler Kyra's about 10 years ago when K names were popular but it has been around a while and is not 'made up'.

maddiemookins16mum · 13/07/2026 13:30

TrishM80 · 13/07/2026 10:27

How about "Kay-Tee", it's a cool, modern twist on the boring, old fashioned "Katie"?

Omg no. Why would anyone do that, the poor child would be correcting the spelling her whole life. Plus it’s anything but a cool, modern twist!

TrishM80 · 13/07/2026 10:27

How about "Kay-Tee", it's a cool, modern twist on the boring, old fashioned "Katie"?

maddiemookins16mum · 13/07/2026 09:58

There are far nicer names.

Needmorelego · 13/07/2026 09:29

TheWonderhorse · 13/07/2026 09:01

Snobbish I get, racist though? What did I miss?

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The "C" word.

TheWonderhorse · 13/07/2026 09:01

Needmorelego · 13/07/2026 09:00

I think I am going to have to start avoiding the baby name threads.
The snobbish (and sometimes borderline racist) attitudes are getting worse and worse.

Snobbish I get, racist though? What did I miss?

Needmorelego · 13/07/2026 09:00

I think I am going to have to start avoiding the baby name threads.
The snobbish (and sometimes borderline racist) attitudes are getting worse and worse.

Brainstorm23 · 13/07/2026 08:54

I would go with Kara or Cara if you don't want a "K name". Similar sounding names but a bit more "classy" and no issues with spelling them.

UrbanSoul · 13/07/2026 08:51

Thehop · 13/07/2026 08:41

Nursery worker here: chavvy, sorry.

Do you judge all the children who attend your nursery by their names?

I hope not.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 13/07/2026 08:49

Needmorelego · 13/07/2026 08:39

You've literally just posted on another name thread that you like the name Robyn (I agree - nice name).
But why is Robyn ok but not Kyra?
They are both perfectly nice pretty names.
Being "appalled" seems a very strange reaction.

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I chose not to use the C word before, but since you insist, I do think the K name has C word connotations. And the R name doesn’t. Not to me, anyway.

But having said that, I used to feel sorry for a little girl neighbour who immediately told me, ‘My name is Robin* and I’m NOT a boy!’

She also had incredibly short hair, and was wearing shorts (OK normal enough in summer) so all in all, I couldn’t help wondering whether her mother had suffered what they now call Gender Disappointment.

*or Robyn, I don’t know how she spelt it.

BettyJoanPerske · 13/07/2026 08:48

Needmorelego · 13/07/2026 08:39

You've literally just posted on another name thread that you like the name Robyn (I agree - nice name).
But why is Robyn ok but not Kyra?
They are both perfectly nice pretty names.
Being "appalled" seems a very strange reaction.

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They just have a completely different vibe, that's why. I wouldn't be 'appalled' at Kyra, but I just don't like how it sounds at all.

Thehop · 13/07/2026 08:41

Nursery worker here: chavvy, sorry.

Needmorelego · 13/07/2026 08:39

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 13/07/2026 08:29

Let’s just say I’d have been quietly appalled if dd had picked it for one of my Gdds.

You've literally just posted on another name thread that you like the name Robyn (I agree - nice name).
But why is Robyn ok but not Kyra?
They are both perfectly nice pretty names.
Being "appalled" seems a very strange reaction.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 13/07/2026 08:29

Let’s just say I’d have been quietly appalled if dd had picked it for one of my Gdds.

BettyJoanPerske · 13/07/2026 08:18

Lilyhatesjaz · 12/07/2026 22:39

I have never met anyone with that name so maybe not that common.

OP meant 'common' as in chavvy or lower class, not 'common' as in frequently occuring. Sorry, OP, I'm with your husband on this one. It is deeply naff.

UrbanSoul · 13/07/2026 08:17

I like it. But I'm not a snob.

MinnieCoops · 13/07/2026 08:15

Mumsnet hate all K names. It’s the law.

Needmorelego · 13/07/2026 08:12

This site is getting worse for being snobby about names.
🙁

TheWonderhorse · 13/07/2026 08:03

It sounds like the sort of name that might be shouted out the window in my council estate OP. In fact there's a boy called Kyron. There are also loads of girls called Kira/Keira and a Kaiya.

miffmufferedmoof · 13/07/2026 07:27

The only one I know pronounces it Keira. I’d rule it out for the pronunciation confusion alone

XiCi · 13/07/2026 07:14

I dont know anyone with this name but think its sounds harsh and clunky, it just doesn't roll off the tongue. Love Lyra though