what do you think of....

[candyflossbaby]

Meera
Chiara(key-air-a)

Not keen on either. Sorry.

Meera-kat. Although Meera Syal probably doesn't get called that :o
Chiara sounds like a character from a manga cartoon.

Like Chiara, but imagine it would be pronounced Ch-eye-ra. DD has an Italian friend with that name and when she saw it on the class list that's what she called her.
Meera is a bit nothingy really.

it def doesnt have the 'ch' pronounciation

Chiara is beautiful.
I have a friend who is Italian with the name and have always loved it

No, I know it isn't pronounced with a CH sound, but a lot of other people probably wouldn't.

Oh I see, sorry I misunderstood your post!

I knew an Italian family, with a Chiara pronounced Key-ah-ra.

It's pretty!

I still really like it, can it be spelt any other way?

Another way to spell it would have to be Clare, Claire or Clara, I don't think it's been anglicised in any other ways.

Have known several Chiaras (Key-arr-uhs) - all Italian. Like it.

Meera's ok.

Meera if you're Indian, or dh is.

Chiara. Pretty, but lots around atm, well I know a couple.

Kiki nice nn for Chiara

Are you sure theres that many Chiara's around? Only about 20 born last year. How is Claire another way to spell it???

I'm not sure of the spelling. I think one may be 'Kiara', but one was definitely 'Chiara'...(she was a grown up). They were both pron. key - ar - uh

Neither

She would constantly be correcting people if she was called Chiara, it is pretty, but I think it would be really annoying for her when older.
I like Meera, I think she was originally an Indian princess.

Chiara reminds me too much of Kia-ora