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

Chiara is Kee-ah-ra, Ciara is Kee-ra. @IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads

Ciara is nice but it does look like Clara written down, and you will get people saying it as See-ara, and telling people once is still a PITA as you end up telling a lot of peopl, and some people won't get it.
Not keen on Keira.

Ciara or Keira.

I love the Star Wars Solo movie spelling Qi'ra. Don't think I would have the confidence to use it but I like that spelling.

This!

I would prefer Ciara

Agree

We loved the name but the spelling issue ultimately meant we didn't use it.
It is a beautiful name though.
Kira is obviously the easiest to spell, I think it has Russian roots too.

Maybe it’s just me but I would pronounce Ciara as key ar a not as keera like I would Kiera 🤷🏼‍♀️ two different names to me!

@sopeas , Ciara is an irish name and it's pronounced keera.

Ciara all the way. But yes if you live outside of Ireland you have to get used to being called kee-ara and having it routinely misspelt.

Keira. The only one that there is no problems with how to say it.

I have only ever met Irish Ciara’s. I’ve also seen it spelt Kirra 😂 I like Kira.

Ciara is the only actual traditional spelling here. All the others are made up names.

But ALL names are made up 🤨

I would pronounce Ciara as Kee-Are-Ah but Keira as Keir-ah - so different names

There’s a girl in my team at work called Ciara. My instinct was to pronounce it Kee-ra, but my manager introduced her as See-ah-ra. No idea if that’s correct or if she just feels too awkward to correct him. So based on that I would go with the Keira spelling unless you’re in Ireland.

There's a singer called Ciara, I think she might be American. Her name is pronounced See-air-ah!!

Just to add more confusion into the mix!!

I would go with Ciara if in Ireland or of Irish heritage. Otherwise Keira or Kira.

Ciara, Kiara, Kiera, Keira and Kira,

Ciara is my favourite. Kiera would be my second fave, although it looks like Kieran forgot the N. Don't like the others

I would pronounce the others
Kiara: kee - aarr - ah
Keira: kye - rah
Kira: ker - ah

Ciara= ci-ar-ah
keira = Keer-ah

which one did you want.

Has she got a sister called Korteena?

If you live outside Ireland I would choose Keira. Everyone will know how to pronounce it etc, and you can easily say ‘k-e-i, like Keira Knightley.’ Ciara is likely to get Ki-ah-ra quite a lot.

I think you should spell it Kia-Ora

Ciara is pronounced Kee-ra. Other pronunciations of this spelling are wrong.

OP, if you live outside of Ireland, this is the assumption most people will make.

Even on this thread many have said the name Ciara is Irish and therefore pronounced Keer-ah, yet still you're seeing many people say it's Kee-are-ah (which is incorrect), so this thread is a good view of how likely you are to come across people who mispronounce it. Up to you whether it would annoy you! Personally, just correct people the once, the onus is then on them to remember and say it correctly.

The Ciara I know pronounces it Keir-a and gets frustrated with people pronouncing it Key-ah-rah or even Che-ah-rah!