Ciara, Kiara, Kiera, Keira or Kira? Which spelling?

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We really like the name but have seen it spelt Ciara, Kiara, Kiera, Keira and Kira, which spelling do you prefer or which is most common? Thank you

Ciara if you're Irish, Keira if you're not.

Only exception is Kira if you're Japanese.

Ciara - but prepare for it to be mispronounced.

Ciara

Another vote for Ciara

I would choose Kira, or Keira.

Agree with @MolliciousIntent

Kiera is a totally different name (key - air - ah)

Ciara for sure!

Ciara is the proper spelling. It's an Irish name and there's no K in the Irish alphabet

Ciara

Ciara

Ciara

Ciara is the traditional Irish spelling, and the one I like best.

Keira is also an accepted anglicised version.

Not sure about the others.

Definitely not Keira! The reason for so many Keira spellings is that Keira Knightley's Mum make a spelling mistake - www.google.com/amp/s/www.her.ie/amp/celeb/thats-me-a-spelling-error-keira-knightley-reveals-her-name-is-actually-spelt-wrong-215395!

The Keira knightly story is actually incorrect.

Her dad was supposed to spell her name Kiera, after a figure skater. He accidentally spelled it Keira. Which is another legitimate spelling of the name, just not the spelling she was supposed to have. The spelling, Keira, was and is a more common spelling than Kiera. It’s the male equivalent of the Scottish name Keir.

If you live in Ireland, I’d say go for Ciara. Otherwise, Keira. My friend lives in England and her name is spelled Ciara. It is mispronounced by someone almost daily which her child finds really frustrating.

If you want it to be pronounced cee-ra , then spell it the proper way which is ciara. No point in using a name from another language and not spelling it correctly

I didn't realise Ciara and Keira were the same name.
I know one of each and Ciara pronounces it Key ah rah and Keira pronounces it Keir a

I'd always spell it Ciara, but I'm Irish.

It's ciara and most people will either know or need telling just once.

Or Keira is also nice to be fair.

I know a Ķera....just to add another version of the spelling.

Ciara is the original Irish spelling and very beautiful - I called my daughter that 🙂

Ciara or Keira.

I can't imagine that getting reliably spelt correctly outside of Latvia.

The spelling problem puts me off the name. Agree Ciara is correct. But my friend with that spelling finds a) that people constantly misspell her name when she says it aloud, b) that I'm written documents there is often confusion with 'Clara'. Also depends a bit how you feel about Keir Starmer, perhaps...

Are you Irish? Because if youjust want the sound, there is also the very similar, Italian, Chiara.