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, 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 ...
'', 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
Kiera Leigh Aitken (born 31 October 1983) is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Bermuda. She is one of Bermuda's most successful swimmers, and has twice been named Bermuda's Female Athlete of the Year (for 2004 and 2009). She ...
(born 1983), swimmer from Bermuda
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Kiera Allen
Kiera Allen (born December 29, 1997) is an American actress known for her role in the Hulu thriller ''Run (2020 American film), Run''.
Personal life
Allen was raised in New York. She was a Creative writing, Creative Writing student at Columbia ...
(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 played for Giants Netball. She injured her ACL and missed the entire 2021 season, and after youngster Sophie Dwyer came in s ...
(born 1997), Australian netball player
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Kiera Bennett (born 1971), a painter from England
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Kiera Cass
Kiera Cass (born May 19, 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 ...
(born 1981), American author
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Kiera Chaplin
Kiera Chaplin (born 1 July 1982) is a Northern Irish model, businesswoman and actress. She is the granddaughter of actor Charlie Chaplin and the great-granddaughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill.
Biography
Chaplin was born in Belfast, the elde ...
(born 1982), British actress and model
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Kiera Duffy (born 1979), American opera singer
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Kiera Gazzard (born 2001), Australian swimmer
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Kiera Gormley, model from Northern Ireland
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Kiera Hogan
Kiera Hogan (born September 16, 1994) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is best known for her time in Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champion (with Tasha Ste ...
(born 1994), American professional wrestler
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Kiera Van Ryk (born 1999), Canadian volleyball player
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Kiera Skeels (born 2001), English footballer
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Keira (given name)
Keira is a feminine given name. It is an Anglicized version of "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-distance runner
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Kira (given name)
Kira is a mostly feminine name of multiple origins and meanings.
Etymology
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 ...
, 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 given names, their Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicisations and/or English language equivalents.
Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an angl ...
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