Kira may refer to:
People
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Kira clan, a Japanese clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880)
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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 ...
, including a list of people with the given name
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Kira Chikazane (1563–1588), Japanese retainer
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Kira (German singer)
Janine Scholz, better known by her simple stage name Kira, is a former German singer-songwriter who was born in Wuppertal on October 20, 1978.
History
From the beginning of her musical development Kira had an unstoppable will to write her own mus ...
(Janine Scholz, born 1978)
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Kira (Belgian singer)
Kira (born Natasja de Witte, 3 May 1977) is a Belgian singer and model.
History
Kira was born in Affligem, where she has lived her whole life.
At the age of thirteen, Kira had her first brush with fame when she appeared on the Belgian TV show ...
(Natasja de Witte, born 1977)
* Kira, uploader of pictures in the
Edison Chen photo scandal, named after the ''Death Note'' character
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Matúš Kira
Matúš Kira (born 10 October 1994) is a Slovak professional Association football, footballer who currently plays for FC Košice (2018), Košice as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper.
Kira won the Slovak Second Football League, 2014 ...
, Slovak football goalkeeper
Fictional characters
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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 ...
, including a list of fictional characters with the given name
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Izuru Kira
This is a list of featured in the manga and anime series ''Bleach (manga), Bleach'', created by Tite Kubo. Soul Reapers are a fictional race of spirits who govern the flow of souls between the human world and the afterlife realm called the ''Soul ...
, in the anime ''Bleach''
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Kira Nerys, in ''
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from ...
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Kira Yoshikage, in the manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''
* Sakuya Kira, in the manga and anime ''
Angel Sanctuary''
* Tsubasa Kira, in the anime ''
Love Live!''
* Kira, an alias of
Light Yagami in the manga/anime series ''
Death Note
''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...
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Places
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Kira, Aichi, Japan
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Kirən or Kira, Azerbaijan
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Kira, Burkina Faso
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Kira Rural LLG
Kira Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen ...
, Papua New Guinea
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Kira Town, Uganda
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Kira (crater), on the far side of the Moon
Other uses
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Kira (Bhutan), the national dress for women in Bhutan
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Kira (title)
, , or (all are Greek for "lady"), was a common title for the women (usually Jewish women, but also Christians), who acted as agents for the women of the Ottoman sultan's Imperial Harem.
History Context and background
The method of using non-Mu ...
, for women who acted on behalf of the Imperial Harem of the Ottoman Empire
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Kira Institute, a non-profit organization
See also
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Kira Kira (disambiguation)
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Keira (disambiguation) Keira may refer to:
* Keira (given name)
* The electoral district of Keira, in New South Wales, Australia
* Mount Keira, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
* The Keira dynasty, rulers of Darfur (Sudan, 17th-20th centuries)
* Keira (wrestler)
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Kiera
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.
People with this name
*Kiera Aitken (born 1983), swimmer from Bermuda
* Kiera Allen (born 1997), ...
, a given name
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Kirra (disambiguation)
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Kyra (disambiguation)
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Ciara (given name)
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