Keira or Kiera

[fairybunny]

^ Don't know how to spell it

Keira

Kiera looks like it would be pronounced Kyra - unless that's what you were going for? Then it would be simpler to spell it Kyra

I'd go for Keira, as that is how the most high profile one (Knightley) spells it, and by extension maybe how most people will assume it's spelled.

keer-uh is how we want it pronounced

Ciara?

Keira or Ciara

Not Kiera

I like Ciara

Ciara.

Ciara

I teach one of each in the same class. They argue over who has the correct spelling!!

I would call Ciara ‘kee-ah-ra’

Keira.

Ciara

Ciara is not pronounced Kee-ah-ra

I would spell or Kira or Ciara, no e.

Ciara (but I'm Irish and that's the Irish spelling, Scottish may be different).

Have a feeling I read that the actress' parents spelled her name wrong, but I might be misremembering that.

You're saying it wrong tarriance

I say sierra for ciara

I know a Kira and a Keira both pronounced the same

Ciara

I assumed Ciara was same pronunciation as the Italian Chiara, rather than Keira. Obviously I know now that it's not!

Ciara is pronounced keera if that's what you're after. That's the traditional Irish spelling. There are lots of anglised versions

Ciara. Pronounced keer-a. It's the girls' version of Ciaran, irish name.

Please don't give your child a name and then mispronounce and/or misspell it!

I think the traditional spelling is Kiera (I'm sure someone will jump on me to tell me Ciara is the traditional spelling - don't bother, I'm aware), but Keira is more popular.

I would spell it Keira for that reason.

Ciara would be mispronounced constantly where I live. I know one and she was constantly called "see-ah-rah" and "kee-ah-rah".

Ciara is the original spelling, dating back centuries. I have a Ciara (Irish dh but living in England). She has to spell her name to people. Most assume it’s with a K. Slightly annoying but no regrets. Lovely name.
I think Keira Knightly was Kiera but in America they pronounced it incorrectly so she changed the spelling. Might have made that up though!!

Keira or Ciara

I only know people called Kiera (or Kieran) - I always thought that Keira, as in Knightley, was a misspelling.

Ciara is the Irish spelling, Kira is a Persian spelling, both pronounced Keera