Kiera
Appearance
Gender | female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Gaelic |
Meaning | Dark |
Region of origin | Worldwide |
Other names | |
Related names | Kira, Ciara |
Kiera is a female given name. It is an Anglicized version of Ciara, the name of a 7th-century saint, and means 'dark' or 'dark haired' in Irish.[1]
People with this name
[edit]- Kiera Aitken (born 1983), swimmer from Bermuda
- Kiera Allen (born 1997), American actress
- Kiera Austin (born 1997), Australian netball player
- Kiera Bennett (born 1971), a painter from England
- Kiera Cass (born 1981), American author
- Kiera Chaplin (born 1982), British actress and model
- Kiera Duffy (born 1979), American opera singer
- Kiera Gazzard (born 2001), Australian swimmer
- Kiera Gormley, model from Northern Ireland
- Kiera Hogan (born 1994), American professional wrestler
- Kiera Van Ryk (born 1999), Canadian volleyball player
- Kiera Skeels (born 2001), English footballer
See also
[edit]- Keira (given name)
- Kira (given name), alternate Anglicization (and name with other origins also)
- List of Irish-language given names
References
[edit]- ^ Macleod, Iseabail; Terry Freedman (1995). The Dictionary of First Names (Wordsworth Reference). Ware: Wordsworth Editions. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-85326-366-8.