Ciara ( ) is a popular

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female name and was tenth on the list of most popular names given to baby girls in

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in 2006. It is the feminine version of the name

Ciarán Ciarán (Irish language, Irish spelling) or Ciaran (Scottish Gaelic spelling) is a traditionally male given name of Irish origin. It means "little dark one" or "little dark-haired one", produced by appending a diminutive suffix to ''ciar'' (" ...

, meaning "dark-haired", and was also the name of Saint Ciara, a seventh-century Irish

saint In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the ...

venerated by the

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. The name is often anglicized as Keira, Kiara, or Kiera.

People

* Ciara Baxendale (born 1995), British actress * Ciara Bravo (born 1997), American actress, pronounced "Sierra" * Ciara Considine, a musician known for her Celtic and folk music * Ciara Conway (born 1980), Irish Labour Party politician, Teachta Dála (TD) for Waterford from 2011 to 2016 * Ciara Gaynor, a camogie player * Ciara Gibson-Byrne (born 1992), British water polo player * Ciara Grant (footballer, born 1978) * Ciara Grant (footballer, born 1993) *

Ciara Hanna Ciara Hanna is an American actress and model. She is known for playing the roles of Gia Moran in '' Power Rangers Megaforce'' and Nicole Parker in '' Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys''. Personal life On August 30, 2020, she became enga ...

(born 1991), American actress and model *

Ciara Ciara Princess Wilson ( ; Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. She was discovered by record producer Jazze Pha in the early 2000s, and rose to prominence with her debut studio album, ''Goodies ...

(born 1985), singer Ciara Harris, pronounced "Sierra"The Great Big Book of Baby Names - Page 392 Cleveland Kent Evans - 2006 "Finally, many parents, especially in the African-American community, have used Ciara as an alternative spelling for Sierra, which is how the R&B singer Ciara pronounces the name." * Ciara Horne (born 1989), British racing cyclist * Ciara Janson (born 1987), English actress *

Ciara Kelly Ciara Kelly is an Irish radio presenter, columnist and former GP. She presents the morning show on Newstalk. She also has a weekly column with the '' Sunday Independent''. Career Kelly qualified from University College Dublin as a medical doct ...

, Irish journalist and broadcaster *

Ciara Lucey Ciara Lucey is a camogie player, winner of an All-Star award in 2005. One of just three Dublin players to win awards in the history of the scheme, she was play-maker as Dublin won the All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship in 2005 for the fi ...

, Irish camogie player *

Ciara McAvoy Ciara McAvoy is a Scottish artist who primarily creates hand-drawn film posters using oil paint. Her work has been used by a wide variety of movie studios and production companies for modern films like '' X-Men: First Class'' and '' Filth''. ...

, poster artist *

Ciara McCormack Ciara Marie McCormack (born 29 September 1979) is a soccer defender who plays for Treaty United. She has made eight appearances for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. College career McCormack won a scholarship to Yale Uni ...

(born 1979), a Canadian–born Irish female soccer defender *

Ciara Michel Ciara Kathleen Michel (born 2 July 1985) is a British-American volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker. Born in Taunton, Somerset, she learned to play volleyball in Miami, Florida after her parents moved there when she was 10 years old. ...

(born 1985), British volleyball player *

Ciara Newell Bellefire were an Irish girl group, best known for their 2002 cover version, cover of the U2 song "All I Want Is You (U2 song)#Cover versions, All I Want Is You". The original line-up consisted of Kelly Kilfeather (born 23 March 1979), Tara Le ...

, an original member of Irish girl group Bellefire *

Ciara O'Connor (camogie) Ciara O'Connor is a camogie player for Wexford county. She was the winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in 2010 and 2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocat ...

Ciara Peelo Ciara Peelo (born 1 October 1979) is an Irish sailor. Born in Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, p ...

(born 1979), Irish sailor *

Ciara Renée Ciara Renée Harper (born October 19, 1990) is an American actress and musician. She is best known for her roles on Broadway as The Witch in '' Big Fish,'' the Leading Player in '' Pippin'', Jenna in ''Waitress,'' and Elsa in '' Frozen.'' She pl ...

(born 1990), American actress *

Ciara Sexton Ciara Sexton (born 16 May 1988) is a five time world champion professional Irish dancer who has toured with the '' Lord of the Dance.'' She has also choreographed on Broadway. Early life Sexton was born in Coventry and is second-generation ...

(born 1988), Irish dancer * Ciara Sotto (born 1980), Filipina actress and singer (pronounced as "sha-ra") * Ciara Storey, Irish camogie player * CMAT (musician) (Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson), (born 1996), Irish musician * Ciara Whelan, Irish television presenter

Fictional characters

* Ciara Brady *Ciara (on the TV show

Lost Girl ''Lost Girl'' is a Canadian supernatural drama television series that premiered on Showcase on September 12, 2010, and ran for five seasons. It follows the life of a bisexual succubus named Bo, played by Anna Silk, as she learns to control ...

) * Ciara Porter ( The Cuckoo's Calling)

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