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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).

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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.