Comments for the name Keira

This name is pronounced 'Keer-a'.

Famous bearer: Keira Knightly.

This is the name of a character in the popular "Jak & Daxter" video game series. (MAN I love those games!)

Anyway I have loved the name Keira ever since I first saw a movie with Keira Knightley in it. It's such a new name but yet it has history behind it and character. It is a gorgeous name to name a beautiful little girl because it creates intelligence, beauty, spunk and talent. I would definitely name my daughter Keira.

I used to like the name, but pronounced Kirra i.e. rhymes with mirror, not k-ear-ah. But now because Keira Knightly is so famous, everyone would mispronounce it, so I'm over it as a name.

In Wollongong, Australia there is a place called Mt Keira. It has beautiful views of the other mountains and the ocean.

Keira is an Irish name.

My name is Ciara said the same as Keira (keer-ah). I find it annoying how people spell it Keira! Mine's the correct spelling, hehe, nevermind spell it how you want to.

First of all, it is NOT pronounced Kee-ra. It's Key-Air-ra (sort of rolling your tongue on the "air" part). It's Japanese (Romanji) and it means "Kayla". Don't believe me? http://takase.com/shop/tattoo_japanese_name_kayla.asp

I know plenty of people who are Japanese. Kayla = Keira. It's by NO means related to "Ceira" Or whatever. That's such an ugly name and I hate it. Keira is completely different. It's a Japanese name which also refers to as "Suteki" which means Lovely or Beautiful. So please, do not say it's pronounced that way.

To the person who is so insistent it's a Japanese name, maybe it is, but it's ALSO a variation of the Irish name mentioned, in which case the pronunctiation, etc, is correct.

If "Keira" were a Japanese name, it would be pronounced "Kay-ra" or "Kay-la". It's simply a Japanese spelling of "Kayla" -- which is not Japanese in origin -- and is not related to this name at all. I also can't seem to find any evidence of there being a separate Japanese name "Keira".

So, Keira is in fact pronounced "Kee-ra", and is either from the Irish Ciara or the Russian Kira.

I love the name Keira - I have had it for 22 years and the only complaint is the prononciation and spelling. EVERYONE mis-pronounces and mis-spells it. The way my name is pronounced is Keer-a.
Another note - when I was growing up NO ONE had this name. Now, mainly thanks to Keira Knightly I'm guessing, there are many many Keiras out there. Pick Keira because it's a strong, pretty name. But don't pick it because it is unique.

Keira is English, Kiera is Irish according to this website. I prefer the spelling Kiera.

It's not that it's an actual English name, it's just that it's an altered spelling from the usual Irish version; its origin is in the Irish name.

Ohhhh I like Keira it's a very nice name.

I really don't know the best way to pronounce it but the name and spelling of Keira is awesome!

It's unfortunate that the name Keira is becoming popular. I'll admit that the only reason that I came across this name was because of Keira Knightley (an ah-MA-zing actress, if you ask me), and I'm glad that I did. The way that this is spelled is really exotic and I'm really in love with it, but it really is regrettable that it's rising in popularity. =(

It always reminds me of Keira Knightley. It may be a nice name, but I think it's weird and cold. It doesn't say anything.

I pronounce it either Keer-ah or Kee-rah. Rarely the latter though.

The name is cool and pretty, but overused nowadays.

I've heard it pronounced KEE-ah-rah and KEE-rah. Just depends on the person, really. Keys is a cool nickname.

Obviously, my name is Keira, and I actually love my name. It's more unique in my generaton (I'm 16), than it is now after Keira Knightley. I do not know one other person who spells their name the same way that I do, and even though people often spell it "Kiera", or "Kyra", and mispronounce it to Kara, or Ciara, I like correcting them. I pronounce mine Key-rah, and my mom likes the "Kira/Cyrus" meaning better than the "Ciara" meaning, so she says it's derived from the Russian form. :)

I like the name Keira - it's pretty, and simple and classy. I have to admit that Keira Knightley did put that impression on me in the first place, because she's such a pretty actress and all. I think she "defined" this name, and made it sound classy. (Kind of like Audrey Hepburn did with the name Audrey for some people.)

Plus, I love how British people say her name.

One of my favourite names, but I wouldn't name my daughter Keira because everyone would think I named her after Keira Knightley.

'Keira' is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning 'large lagoon' or 'high mountain'.

I don't like this name. I have trouble pronouncing it, and it unfortunately reminds me of Keira Knightley, an actress who I really dislike.

Keira is a beautiful name! It has such a unique spelling and even though it's becoming way too popular, I still like it. : )

I like this name, but it weirdly reminds me of lions and your child will be feisty.

American child actress Keira Peña (born 2004 in Hollywood, Florida).

Total thumbs down. I really dislike this name. I've heard this name on and off for years. Everyone thinks it's gained popularity because of Keira Knightly and it may have but trust me, it was in use well before she came along. For some reason, I always think of a mountain cur (it's a type of dog).

My name is Keira pronounced keer-aa
It is Gaelic/Scottish/Russian descending for the Russian name Katerina
It means dark lord or black power and is not pronounced Ke-air-a. If that was the case it would be spelled Kiera not Keira.

My name is Keira and we pronounce it Key-air-a. However, we are American and never heard of anyone else being named Keira until Keira Knightly came around. Also very unique in my generation (I'm 27), but nowadays everyone's name is Keira! Its too annoying.