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HelpRe: Kyra?
in reply to a message by MegaeraKalypso
Kira. Kyra is pronounced KYE-ra, not KEER-a. Keira is a spelling that makes me think of K. Knightley - it seems "new" and trendy to me. Ciara is another spelling that I do like.
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I think it's technically correct to pronounce it KEER-ah (like Kyra Sedgwick, I think?), but I know that in the US, it would be extremely unlikely that people would say it that way first. Kira looks cleaner to me, and the pronunciation is less ambiguous.
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Even though the site says it is pronounced Kie-ra all the Kyra I have known have pronounced it Keer-ah.
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The Kyra i knew did pronounce it like Keira.
The Kyra i knew did pronounce it like Keira.
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Oh, I'm sure there are those that do -- but I wouldn't. Based on normal English pronunciation it should be KYE-ra... much like the name Kyle is not pronounced KEEL. I suppose people can get away with Kyra = KEERa with minimal annoyance because of the sheer popularity of Kee- names and of the letters K and Y, and because of the word kyrie (which is one of those words that retains a non-English pronunciation, rather than one of those that is deliberately mispronounced).
I really don't mean to sound snotty here, but I know I must. I'm tired and hormonal. =( I do prefer the sound of KEER-a but I just wouldn't pronounce Kyra that way, and I'd be surprised if *most* English speakers (at least in the US where I live) do. *shrug* Your mileage may vary.
I really don't mean to sound snotty here, but I know I must. I'm tired and hormonal. =( I do prefer the sound of KEER-a but I just wouldn't pronounce Kyra that way, and I'd be surprised if *most* English speakers (at least in the US where I live) do. *shrug* Your mileage may vary.
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