Kiera is a female given name. It is an Anglicized version of ''
Ciara
Ciara Princess Wilson ( ; Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model and entrepreneur. She released her debut studio album, '' Goodies'' in 2004, which spawned four singles: " Goodies" (featuring Petey Pa ...
'', the name of a 7th-century saint, and means 'dark' or 'dark haired ' in
Irish.
People with this name
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Kiera Aitken (born 1983), swimmer from Bermuda
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Kiera Allen
Kiera Allen is an American actress known for her role in the Hulu thriller ''Run''.
Personal life
Allen was raised in New York. She is a Creative Writing student at Columbia University with the class of 2022. She uses a wheelchair for mobility. ...
(born 1997), American actress
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Kiera Austin
Kiera Austin (born 26 August 1997) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, having previously playing for Giants Netball. She injure her ACL and was out for the whole 2021 season and after youngster Sophie Dwyer came i ...
(born 1997), Australian netball player
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Kiera Bennett
Kiera Bennett (born 1971) is a British artist.
Bennett was born in Oldham and studied at The Royal College of Art in London (2000–2002), at the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford (1990–1993) and at Mid-Cheshire College of Art and Design in Northw ...
(born 1971), painter from England
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Kiera Cass
Kiera Cass (born 19 May 1981) is an American writer of young adult fiction, best known for ''The Selection'' series.
Career
Cass was born and raised in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and graduated from Socastee High School in Myrtle Beach. She is ...
(born 1981), American author
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Kiera Chaplin (born 1982), British actress and model
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Kiera Duffy (born 1979), American opera singer
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Kiera Gazzard
Kiera Gazzard (born 5 November 2001) is an Australian synchronised (artistic) swimmer. Artistic Swimming made its Olympic debut in 1984 (named Synchronised Swimming) and is one of only two events that is female only at the Olympics. Teams perfo ...
(born 2001), Australian swimmer
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Kiera Gormley
Kiera Gormley is a model from Belfast in Northern Ireland. She caught the eye of Mario Testino, leading to shoots for ''Vogue'' UK and Italy, '' ID'', Burberry, Aquascutum, Aveda
Aveda Corporation ( ) is an American cosmetics company founded ...
, model from Northern Ireland
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Kiera Hogan (born 1994), American professional wrestler
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Kiera Van Ryk
Kiera Van Ryk (born January 6, 1999) is a Canadian volleyball player. She is part of the Canadian women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, ...
(born 1999), Canadian volleyball player
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Kiera Skeels
Kiera Skeels (born 20 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for FA WSL club Charlton Athletic.
Club career
Reading
Loan spell at Bristol City
On 3 February 2021, it was announced that Skeels was g ...
(born 2001), English footballer
See also
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Keira (given name)
Keira is a feminine given name. It is an Anglicized version of "Ciara (given name), Ciara" and means "Little Dark One".
People named Keira include:
*Keira Bevan (born 1997), Welsh rugby union player
*Keira D'Amato (born 1984), American long-dist ...
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Kira (given name)
Kira is a mostly feminine name of multiple origins and meanings.
The feminine form is pronounced or . It might be a feminine form of the name Kiran, pronounced . Kiran is of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning "beam of light". In Ancient Heb ...
, alternate Anglicization (and name with other origins also)
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List of Irish-language given names
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language (''Gaeilge'') given names and Anglicized or Latinized forms, with English equivalents. Some English-language names derive directly from the Irish: Kathleen = Caitlín, Shaun = Seán. S ...
References
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Feminine given names