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Kyra or Kira?

by Norah (norah_girl)

8/21/2007, 11:18 AM

Which name do you prefer? I'm torn...I think I like Kira better, but I just don't know.

#Kira #Kyra

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- mum2bubba

8/21/2007, 9:33 PM

Kira.

- Sunny (guest)

8/21/2007, 6:01 PM

Kira

- mollyann

8/21/2007, 5:57 PM

I prefer Kira, but only if it's spelled correctly (it should be Ciara).

- Isla

8/21/2007, 4:06 PM

I like Kira (or Ciara) pronounced KEER-ah. I don't care for Kyra at all, any way it's pronounced.

- Snapdragon

8/21/2007, 3:29 PM

I prefer Kira. (I actually prefer this name spelled Ciara, but Kira is nice, too.)

- Aquagal (Lizdebiz)

8/21/2007, 1:49 PM

Prefer Kira. I'd pronounce them differently, though with Kira sounding like: keer-rah, and Kyra sounding like: kigh-rah.

- Ciarda

8/21/2007, 12:51 PM

I prefer Kira, Kyra is nice as well, but I prefer KEE-ra.

I also like the similar name Keira.

- lulu (guest)

8/21/2007, 12:14 PM

I prefer Kira. Although, Kyra is less likely to be mispronounced... It'll almost always be "Kyra", while Kira will probably be called both "Kyra" and "Kira".

- Tuesday (trayc53)

8/21/2007, 12:03 PM

I like Kyra (KAI-ra) better. But I'm usually the minority in that. ;) I also love Tyra, if that has to do with anything.

- Bear

8/21/2007, 11:43 AM

Kyra -- "KIE-ra" -- from Cyrus (Greek)

Kira -- "KEER-a" -- from Kiril / Cyril (Russian / Slavic)

Ciara -- "KEER-a" -- from Ciaran (Irish)

Kiera -- "KEER-a" -- from Kieran / Ciaran (Irish, Anglicized)

I like them all. But my favorite is Ciara.

- Kate

8/21/2007, 11:37 AM

I like Kira better. It's a lovely Russian name.

Kyra is harder to say, IMO.

- Norah (norah_girl) +4

8/21/2007, 11:37 AM

I meant....

which pronunciation do you like better: KYE-ra (Kyra) or KEE-ra (Kira)

- Amara

8/21/2007, 6:52 PM

Definitely Kira! It just so happens to be one of my favorite names. Kyra is pretty too though.

- Kate +1

8/21/2007, 11:46 AM

Well, they are two different names that are supposed to be pronounced differently. I like Kira better.

- Norah (norah_girl)

8/21/2007, 12:20 PM

I know....

but I realized that I wasn't clear in my OP. I think I made it sound like I thought they were both pronounced the same. Sorry for the confusion =)

- Akis (pudu)

8/21/2007, 11:38 AM

Oh! In that case, Kira.

- Jaimeson Jade (jaimej)

8/21/2007, 11:33 AM

It would depend on how you are pronouncing them. I would say Kyra like k-EYE-ra and Kira like k-EAR-a. I like Kira better, but I don't love either name.

- Elaine (Elaina Brigitta)

8/21/2007, 11:26 AM

Definitely Kira. Kyra pro. KYE-ruh would be nice but I don't like it pro. KIR-uh, the 'y' just makes it confusing to me, it doesn't look like it should pro. the same as Kira.

Heres how I'd rank the names plus a few I added:
Kira
Keira
Kyla
Kyra pro. KYE-ruh
Kyra pro. KIR-uh

Let me add I don't like spellings such as Ciara because it could be confused with Sierra.

- penguiny7

8/21/2007, 11:25 AM

both...?

Out of those two I think Kira sounds better. I like that spelling better than Keira, and possibly better than Ciara too.

I prefer Cyra to Kyra, since they're pretty much the same name. Cyra sounds nicer to me.

- Akis (pudu) +1

8/21/2007, 11:24 AM

It depends on how you want to pronounce it. If you're going for KEER-a, then Kira is the spelling. If you want KAI-ra (vowel sound as in Kyle), then Kyra is the spelling. IMHO.

This message was edited 8/21/2007, 11:27 AM

- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)

8/21/2007, 11:26 AM

Ditto.

Unless you're Kyra Sedgewick, you can't get away with Kyra-like-Kira.

And I, for the record, far prefer Kira, though I like Kiri and Kirsa even more.

Array

This message was edited 8/21/2007, 11:26 AM

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