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Ciara/Kiara pronounced “Kee-are-ruh”???

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Microem1 · 09/01/2019 10:03

Hi everyone,

I’m after your opinions as it’s only 3 weeks until my due date and as we haven’t settled on a name yet, I’m starting to panic!

The initial name I liked was Keira Rose (as in Knightley). But my other half isn’t keen on it as he doesn’t like somebody with that name.

He showed me a name on his phone which he said he liked “Ciara”, which we both automatically pronounced “Kee-are-ruh”.

I‘ve since learnt Ciara is ironically the original Irish form of Keira, but can also be pronounced “Sea-air-ruh”, due to the singer.

Almost all of our close family have screwed their noses up at Ciara/Kiara “Kee-are-ruh“, which has put me off it a bit, but my other half is set on it and already calls her KiKi.

Our other daughters are:

Amelia Daisy and Caitlin Poppy.

Ps I’m open minded to other suggestions.

So what do you think of:

Ciara Rose

Kiara Rose? Xxxxxx

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DontMakeMeShushYou · 10/01/2019 23:57

I know both a Ciara (pronounced Keer-rah) and a Kiara (pronounced Kee-ah-rah) so if you want the latter pronunciation, go for Kiara. Or Chiara if you really want the initial C.

OkPedro · 10/01/2019 23:50

Argggh its Keer ah or Keer uh
Not kee ra!

Sorry op I like Kiara pronounced Ki aR a

SurvivingCBeebies · 10/01/2019 23:44

Keira Knightlys parents spelt her name wrong... should have been Kiera... damned spelling mistake makes buying in seaside towns impossible 😂😂

Gedge77 · 10/01/2019 23:27

It reminds me of Kia-Ora the orange drink with the catchy advert in the 80s! Smile

nailslikeknives · 09/01/2019 22:06

Kiki is lovely, I also like Kika.

Bellatrix14 · 09/01/2019 21:34

@FayFortune Keira Knightley has said in an interview that her name is spelt ‘wrong’! I think the story is her dad named her after someone famous (I want to say a figure skater but I might be imagining things) that he fancied and then got it wrong when he went to get her registered!

@Microem1 Simba’s daughter in The Lion King 2 is Kiara, pronounced the way that you like. Maybe that’s a spelling to consider!

LooksBetterWithAFilter · 09/01/2019 21:26

Agree Ciara is Keer-uh and not Sea-air-a or Kee-ar-ah. If you want it pronounced that way use the Italian name which is pronounced that way. Don’t take a name and change the pronunciation.

rabbitmat · 09/01/2019 21:17

I know a Kiara pronounced Kee - are - uh. I t took me a while to get my head around especially as we also know a couple of Kieras but I think it's nice.

Theunreasonableone · 09/01/2019 21:10

Ciara is pronounced Keer-uh as its Gaelic. The ‘C’ is a hard K sound. Like Cillian is pronounced Kill-e-an

DumbledoresApprentice · 09/01/2019 21:06

I would immediately pronounce Ciara keer-ah. I teach in a Girls secondary school (Catholic, so lots of kids with Irish backgrounds) and have taught a lot of Ciaras.
I’ve taught one (utterly lovely) kid called Kiara which is pronounced Kee-ah-ruh. I think that’s a lovely name if it’s the pronunciation you want. I think if you go for Ciara people will assume it’s keer-ah. I would.

LoopyLoonyLuna · 09/01/2019 21:02

I know a Kiara pronounce Kee-ah-ruh and if I saw it written down I’d pronounce it that way but some people might get it wrong. I think it’s nice.
If you both like Kiki just call her that it is a name in its own right.

RedDwarves · 09/01/2019 20:55

Kiara and Ciara are different names, not just different spellings.

The "original" spelling of Kiara is Chiara - key-ah-rah.

Ciara/Kiera/Keira are "keer-uh".

ThatsNotNiceRoger · 09/01/2019 20:46

Ciara is Kee rah, like everyone else has said.

TheCraicDealer · 09/01/2019 20:42

If you want it pronounced see-air-uh call her Sierra

This, you'll save you and your DD a life of correcting the pronunciation of what's a pretty common name. I remember hearing about that singer on the radio when her first single came out and was baffled when I saw her name written down. How do you get that name from those letters? Surely it would be Ciaira, not Ciara?

Bringbackthestripes · 09/01/2019 20:10

DC had a Kiara in class. She was Kee-are-a.

Veterinari · 09/01/2019 20:09

If you want it pronounced see-air-uh call her Sierra - like the car/mountain range

DramaAlpaca · 09/01/2019 20:07

Pronouncing Ciara as 'kee-ah-ra' or 'see-ah-ra' just looks ignorant to me. Sorry.

If you want that spelling use Chiara.

Beeziekn33ze · 09/01/2019 20:02

Love Chiara Rose.

ZebraKid71 · 09/01/2019 19:41

Kiara if pronounce kee-ar-ah, due to the lion King!

Ciara if pronounce Kee-rah.

Spell it chiara if you want the first pronunciation.

ReginaPhalange89 · 09/01/2019 13:16

My 6 year old has a friend called Kiara, pronounced kee-ah-ra . So it sounds normal to me , that's how I'd sound it if I had to guess .

daisypond · 09/01/2019 12:24

Chiara (Italian) is key-ah-ruh. It's a lovely name.
But Ciara can't be key-ah-ruh or see-air-ruh. It's Keira (as in Keira Knightley)
If you want see-air-ruh, use Sierra.

Til89 · 09/01/2019 12:01

I’d pronounce it Kee-rah.

Astronica · 09/01/2019 10:52

Just to echo pps:
Chiara is Italian and pronounced kee-ah- rah.
Ciara and Kiera are pronounced Kee-rah.

Either would be really lovely and work with the sisters. Just don't do Ciara pronounced as kee-ah-rah!

Other names for which Kiki could be a nickname: Katherine/Catherine, Keziah, Kerensa, Michaela.

FayFortune · 09/01/2019 10:43

The Italian name Chiara is more where you are heading I think, as SemperIdem has said.

And no, I've never known any Irish or Scots Kiaras/ Ciaras pronounce it Sea-air-uh!

BlackPrism · 09/01/2019 10:37

I would have pronounced it as ki-ah-ruh immediately because of the above film.