Kierra (kee-er-rah) is a
female
Female (Venus symbol, symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ovum, ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the Sperm, male gamete during sexual reproduction.
A female has larger gamet ...
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. The name may be a variant of the Irish name
Kiara meaning "dark" or a variant of the Greek name
Kira
Kira may refer to:
People
* Kira clan, a Japanese clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880)
* Kira (given name), including a list of people with the given name
* Kira Chikazane (1563–1588), Japanese retainer
* Kira (German singer) (Janine ...
meaning "lord". US usage of the name reached a peak in 1995.
Notable people with the name include:
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Kierra Sheard
Kierra Valencia "Kiki" Sheard-Kelly (born June 20, 1987) is an American gospel singer. She is the daughter of gospel singer Karen Clark-Sheard (member of gospel singing group the Clark Sisters) and granddaughter of gospel choral director Mattie ...
, American gospel recording artist
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Kierra Smith
Kierra Smith (born February 1, 1994) is a Canadian breaststroke swimmer. She won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2015 Pan American Games and a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Career 2016 sea ...
, Canadian swimmer
See also
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Keirra Trompf
Keirra Trompf (born 16 September 1985 in Warrnambool, Australia) is a former Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Queensland Firebirds
Queensland Firebirds are an Australian netball team based in Brisbane, Que ...
, Australian netball player
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English feminine given names
Given names of Greek language origin