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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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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.

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.

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!

nailslikeknives · 09/01/2019 22:06

Kiki is lovely, I also like Kika.

Gedge77 · 10/01/2019 23:27

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

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 😂😂

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

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.

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