Ciara

[Psychology90]

Thoughts on Ciara? I think I love it, but want to be 100%!

It's not something I'd go for because of how common it is here (though maybe not as common in babies as it was ~20 years ago) but it's a nice-sounding, classic name where I live - definitely go for it!

While I do like it, i automatically think kee-ar-a, even when I totally know it's pronounced Keer-a

I know one who pronounces it See-a-ra just to confuse the issue.

No one should pronounce it that way there's only 1 pronunciation!

I know one who pronounces it See-a-ra just to confuse the issue

People who can't pronounce their own names are so depressing. The letters simply don't make those sounds!

If YOU love it, you should choose it for your dd. It's a perfectly normal name (even though not my taste)

But many names pronounce the C as S e.g. Celeste, Celine, Cynthia so why not Ciara?

I wouldn't be sure how to pronounce it.

See-ara
See-air-a
Key-ara
Key-air-a

And so on...

Because that's not the way the name is pronounced

But many names pronounce the C as S e.g. Celeste, Celine, Cynthia so why not Ciara?

For one thing, none of those C name have an I following the C. Ci does not make a see sound even in English.
But its not in English, its in Irish, which has a different sound for the letters. Cia is said like Key. There is no other way to say it!

I know a Ciara - pronounced Key-ara (although she is Italian so that might just be the Italian way).

If you want it to be pronounced Keer-ah I would have said Kira was the spelling

No, Ciara is the spelling. Kira isn't even remotely right.

If you want it to be pronounced Keer-ah I would have said Kira was the spelling

You could say that, but you'd be wrong.

You do get that different languages have different sounds, right?

I have the male version. It's totally the correct spelling and no one I know wouldn't know how to pronounce it. The only other acceptable spelling is the non Gaelic Keira (from the Scottish Keir), although I've seen it as Kiera from anglisised Kieran but I'm not a fan.

You could say that, but you'd be wrong

No, Ciara is the spelling. Kira isn't even remotely right

Kira is a perfectly acceptable spelling

Wrong again. Kira is an entirely different name.

Why are people so confused that Irish names, from Ireland, are pronounced the Irish way? Just because there may be other similar sounding names from other places doesn't mean you can insist they are all the same.

Ciara is an Irish name, with one distinct pronounciation. Kira is another name altogether.

Lovely name op. Go for it. It's a strong, pretty name and very easy to pronounce. The world would be very dull if only phonetically simple names were used.

I know about 5 people call Ciara and they all pronounce in Keer-ha.
Ki-ar-ra is spelt Chiara. Ch is pronounced as a hard C in Italian.

Sorry keer-ah, I'm making things worse!!

I like it, but I read it as 'see air a'

See-ar-a? Like the car?!

There's a singer called Ciara and it's pronounced like the car... so that's why.

I like it, but I read it as 'see air a'

But it doesn't make those sounds!

I know a Ciara - pronounced Key-ara (although she is Italian so that might just be the Italian way)

No she's just pronouncing her name wrong. Italians pronounce CI as chee. E.g. Ciabatta

User - as I said, I read it that way because of the singer.