Kiara ( or ) is a

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with various origins. It may be a variant of the

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name Chiara, meaning ''

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'', or the Irish name

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 ...

, meaning '' dark-haired''. In Japan, Kiara is an uncommon name typically given to males; its meaning is dependent upon the characters used to spell the name. It has also been used for girls in Japan in recent years and classified as part of a

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for ''kira-kira'' or '' shiny'' names notable for using uncommon

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characters to spell names that have novel meanings or pronunciations. For instance, the given name of Kiara Sato (

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: 佐藤妃星), a member of the Japanese idol girl group

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Team 4, uses

characters meaning ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Usage

The name has been in wide use worldwide. In the United States it has been among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls since 1988. It also has been rarely used for American boys.

People

* Kiara (singer) (born 1963), Venezuelan singer-songwriter * Kiara Advani (born 1992), Indian actress * Kiara Bisaro (born 1975), Canadian mountain biker *

Kiara Bowers Kiara Bowers (born 16 November 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Bowers is regarded as the greatest women's footballer Western Australia has produced and one of the best ...

(born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Kiara Brinkman (born 1979), American writer * Kiara Fontanesi (born 1994), Italian professional motocross racer * Kiara Fontanilla (born 2000) American-born soccer player for the Philippines women's national football team * Kiara Kabukuru (born 1975), American fashion model * Kiara Laetitia (born 1979), Italian rock singer and entrepreneur * Kiara Leslie (born 1995), American professional basketball player * Kiara Muhammad (born 1998), American actress * Kiara Munteanu (born 1997), Australian gymnast * Kiara Nirghin (born 2000), South African inventor, scientist and speaker * Kiara Ortega (born 1993), Puerto Rican dancer and beauty pageant title holder * Kiara “Kiki” Pickett (born 1999), American professional soccer player * Kiara Rodriguez (born 2002), Ecuadoran Paralympic athlete * Kiara Saitō (齋藤樹愛羅)(born 2004),

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* Kiara Sasso (born 1979), Brazilian actress *Kiara Sato (佐藤妃星) (born 2000), a member of

Team 4,

https://48pedia.org/佐藤妃星 *Kiara Lopes (born 2010) Brazilian/English model, dancer, actress.

Fiction

*Kiara, fictional character in the film '' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' *Kiara “Kie” Carrera, a character in the Netflix series ''

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'' *Sessyoin Kiara, fictional character in the PSP game Fate/Extra: CCC and mobile gacha game

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Notes

{{given name cs:Kiara pt:Kiara Feminine given names Japanese feminine given names

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People

Fiction

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