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

[Microem1]

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

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.

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.

@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!

Kiki is lovely, I also like Kika.

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

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

Argggh its Keer ah or Keer uh
Not kee ra!

Sorry op I like Kiara pronounced Ki aR a

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.