Kyriaki

My first name is Kyriaki as a family name. In my childhood, my parents used to call me Korina instead.
In Greece, most nick names for Kyriaki are Kiki and Koula but they sound like old fashioned nick names. When I moved to England, people used to call me Kiki, Carrie or Kyra, so I picked the Greek old fashioned one Kiki. I have to say, it doesn't sound so bad to my ears anymore :)

This is my youngest daughter's name, she was named after my wife's yiayia (Greek grandmother). It is quite a hard name for most English people to pronounce so we call her Kitty mostly.

It sounds so pretty, but unfortunately it reminds me of teriyaki.

It's a little odd, but it has several potential nicknames that would work for it.

I like this name. I think that Kyrie would be a cute nickname. However, I prefer Ciriaca, the Italian and Spanish form of this name.