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Help[Opinions] Kira (edited)
What do you think of Kira? It seems to be so underrated and underused. Is it because it is kind of similar to Kayla and other K-names that people are sick of by now?
Keira was more popular but it never entered the top 100. I thought this name would be way more common right now (same with Kaia which is also underused).
1) What do you think of Kira?
2) Kira or Keira? or do you prefer another spelling? I've seen Kirra and Keera and then there's Ciara and I guess Kiera.
3) How do you pronounce:
Kira
Keira
Kyra (I've heard people pronounce it KEE-ra, which doesn't make sense to me).
Kirra
Kiera
Ciara
edit: Sorry, I meant KEE-ra didn't make sense to me for Kyra. KY-ra makes perfect sense to me.
Keira was more popular but it never entered the top 100. I thought this name would be way more common right now (same with Kaia which is also underused).
1) What do you think of Kira?
2) Kira or Keira? or do you prefer another spelling? I've seen Kirra and Keera and then there's Ciara and I guess Kiera.
3) How do you pronounce:
Kira
Keira
Kyra (I've heard people pronounce it KEE-ra, which doesn't make sense to me).
Kirra
Kiera
Ciara
edit: Sorry, I meant KEE-ra didn't make sense to me for Kyra. KY-ra makes perfect sense to me.
This message was edited 9/29/2012, 3:31 PM
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I like Kira. I didn't think it was similar to Kayla etc. until you mentioned it, and now I do see it. But I don't actually think it's too similar- if it was, it would be more popular and would fall into the "trendy" category.
I prefer Kira, but I do like Keira as well.
Kira- "KEER-ah."
Keira- "KEER-ah."
Kyra- "KY-rah."
Kirra- "KEER-ah," I can also see "KURR-ah."
Kiera- "KEER-ah."
Ciara- "KEER-ah," but in my area people would definitely say "see-AR-ah."
I prefer Kira, but I do like Keira as well.
Kira- "KEER-ah."
Keira- "KEER-ah."
Kyra- "KY-rah."
Kirra- "KEER-ah," I can also see "KURR-ah."
Kiera- "KEER-ah."
Ciara- "KEER-ah," but in my area people would definitely say "see-AR-ah."
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A long time favorite of mine, welcome to Russia.
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I am Kira!
I don't really care for it, but I never have. I had a friend who said it was her favorite name but that was before we got into Death Note, so I don't know how she feels about it now. (BTW: Kira = Killer, because l and r make the same sound in Japanese).
I guess I'd prefer Keira, it looks more complete.
If you're aiming for KEE-ra, I'd mispronounce most of these.
Kira = Kee-ra
Keria - Kee-ra, or Keer-a, if you can get the difference there.
Kyra = Kai-ra
Kirra = Keer-a
Kiera = Kee-air-ah
Ciara = See-ar-ah
I don't really care for it, but I never have. I had a friend who said it was her favorite name but that was before we got into Death Note, so I don't know how she feels about it now. (BTW: Kira = Killer, because l and r make the same sound in Japanese).
I guess I'd prefer Keira, it looks more complete.
If you're aiming for KEE-ra, I'd mispronounce most of these.
Kira = Kee-ra
Keria - Kee-ra, or Keer-a, if you can get the difference there.
Kyra = Kai-ra
Kirra = Keer-a
Kiera = Kee-air-ah
Ciara = See-ar-ah
This message was edited 9/29/2012, 3:45 PM
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It's hard for K names like Kira to stand out--there are so many similar names. Regardless, I love Kira. It's crisp and bright.
I pronounce all your examples the same, but Kira is the only spelling I like. It's clean, simple, and takes the ambiguity out of the pronunciation. Even though I'm not a KY-ra person, it's not an unreasonable pronunciation. Y is such a chameleon (think of how it sounds in Kylie, Kyra, and Krystal). It makes sense to me that someone could look at Kyra and think "KY-ra." I may not agree with them, but I get it.
I pronounce all your examples the same, but Kira is the only spelling I like. It's clean, simple, and takes the ambiguity out of the pronunciation. Even though I'm not a KY-ra person, it's not an unreasonable pronunciation. Y is such a chameleon (think of how it sounds in Kylie, Kyra, and Krystal). It makes sense to me that someone could look at Kyra and think "KY-ra." I may not agree with them, but I get it.
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