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I really like Eira, too.

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Ay-rah, and Eye-rah, I usually how I've known it to be pronounced. I like Eye-rah, personally.

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I think it is very usable on a child. I'd probably give her a more classic middle name though.

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Eira Catherine
Eira Felicity
Eira Caroline
Eira Isabelle
Eira Nathalie
Eira Penelope
Eira Charlotte
Eira Margaret

I like it too! It's very Welsh sounding, so if you're not Welsh or in Wales I would agree that it's not a name for your potential daughter, but it's beautiful and I like the meaning.
Eira Gladys
Eira Carys
Eira Siân
Eira Gwenyth
Eira Nerys

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Eira Olive
Eira Theresa
Eira Violet

I love it! It's one of my favorite names for a girl. I pronounce it ay-ra. That's the only pronunciation I like (eye-ra is Ira and male to me). Also, any another pronuciation wouldn't work well here.
I would most certainly use it in real life. I struggle with middle names for Eira but I think it needs a longer middle name, like Eira Josephine or Eira Octavia.

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I like it. I know someone named Eira Miranda, she goes by Miranda though. I like that combination, so that's my suggestion.

I absolutely love the name Eira, I have for quite some time now. I prefer the EYE-ra pronunciation, but AIR-uh is pretty as well. I think it has a lovely meaning with a pretty sound, great name in my opinion.

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Some combos I like:
- Eira Elizabeth (if you like alliteration)
- Eira Genevieve
- Eira Brynn
- Eira Vivienne

I've heard it's pronounced as AY-ra or EYE-ra, and not like era (assuming you're using the Welsh name). I do love it as EYE-ra, though, and that's how I pronounce it when I look at it.

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As for how you pronounce it, I'd think it'd be nice with some of these middle names:

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Eira Felicity
Eira Josephine
Eira Magdaline
Eira Gwendolen (running off a Welsh theme)
Eira Clementine
Eira Natalie
Eira June
Eira Miriam

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My suggestions would be to avoid middle names with an "AIR" sound (Mary, Caroline), two syllables (Eva, Julie) and starting OR ending with a soft "a" (Amelia, Maria). Good luck!

I instinctively pronounce it IE-ra, although both pronunciations are pretty. AYR-a has a more delicate sound, which I'm finding pleasant at the moment. I had a brief fling with this name years ago, I'd totally forgotten about it. :)

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Wish I could remember some old combos! Some new ones...
Eira Enlli
Eira Glesni
Eira Heather - hmm, love
Eira Lark
Eira Lucy
Eira Willow