I love this name, which is funny, because I hate the male name Cyrus. Cyra sounds beautiful, yet simple, and I can picture it on a normal girl as well as a queen in a fantasy story. Lovely name.
Cyra (pronounced SY-rah) is the feminine version of the Persian name Cyrus meaning "sun; young; lord". It is also of Arabic origin (سائرہ) with the same pronunciation (SY-rah) though usually spelt Saira or Syra meaning "bird; traveller".Fun fact: there's a grape called "Syrah". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrah.
― Anonymous User 5/17/2014
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Cyra is NOT of Arabic origin, whatsoever. It is of Persian origin. Cyra is a derived from the Persian Kureish which is a name that is believed to be from the Persian Khur, a name for the sun. The Persians placed high value on the sun. Further, Persian and Arabic are completely different languages. Persian is an indo-european language. Arabic is not. Both are wonderful languages but they are very different languages. And yes, this is a beautiful name. https://nameberry.com/babyname/Cyra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyra_(name)
― Anonymous User 11/28/2018
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This is so pretty, pronounced either 'seer-a' or 'sy-ra'. It's a genus of ladybugs too, awww.
This is a really beautiful name. It just sounds elegant and beautiful! I wouldn't use this as a first name, but I think it would make a good middle name.