Kyra is a feminine given name that may derive from the Greek word ''kurá'' (meaning ''lady)'' or from
Cyra, the feminine form of
Cyrus
Cyrus () is a Persian-language masculine given name. It is historically best known as the name of several List of monarchs of Iran, Persian kings, most notably including Cyrus the Great, who founded the Achaemenid Empire in 550 BC. It remains wid ...
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Notable people with the name include
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Kyra Tirana Barry (born 1966), American wrestling leader
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Kyra Harris Bolden (born 1988), American attorney
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Kyra Carusa (born 1995), American soccer player
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Kyra Christmas (born 1997), Canadian Olympic athlete
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Kyra Condie (born 1996), American rock climber
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Kyra Constantine (born 1998), African-Canadian Olympic athlete
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Kyra Cooney-Cross (born 2002), Australian soccer player
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Kyra Davis (born 1972), American mystery novelist
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Kyra Dickinson (born 1993), Canadian soccer player
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Kyra Downton (1913–1999), American equestrian
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Kyra Dutt (born 1991), Indian film actress
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Kyra Edwards (born 1997), British rower
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Kyra Elzy
Kyra Elzy (born August 17, 1978) is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team. She was previously the head coach at the Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball, University of Kent ...
(born 1978), African-American basketball team coach
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Kyra Fortuin (born 1997), Dutch field hockey player
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Kyra Frosini (1773–1801), Greek socialite
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Kyra Gaunt
Kyra Danielle Gaunt is an African American Ethnomusicology, ethnomusicologist, Black Girl studies, girlhood studies advocate, social media researcher, Feminism, feminist Performance art, performance artist, and professor at the University at Alba ...
, American professor
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Kyra Giorgi (born 1977), Australian author
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Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie Guimarães (born 29 May 1985) is a Brazilian submission grappler and a 4th degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner. A member of the Gracie family and a highly decorated competitor, she is a four-time World Jiu-Ji ...
(born 1985), Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
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Kyra E. Hicks (born 1965), American author
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Kyra Hoffner, American politician from Delaware
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Kyra T. Inachin (1968–2012), German historian
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Kyra Jefferson (born 1994), American professional sprinter
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Kyra Kupetsky (born 1993), American animator
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Kyra Kyrklund (born 1951), Finnish dressage rider and trainer
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Kyra Lamberink (born 1996), Dutch track cyclist
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Kyra Malinowski (born 1993), German football player
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Kyra Markham (1891–1967), American painter and actress
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Kyra Montes (born 1998), American-Nicaraguan footballer
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Kyra Nichols (born 1958), American ballet dancer and teacher
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Kyra Nijinsky
Kyra Vaslavovna Nijinsky (19 June 1913 – 1 September 1998) was a ballet dancer of Polish and Hungarian ancestry, with a Russian dance and cultural heritage. She was the daughter of Vaslav Nijinsky and the niece of Bronislava Nijinska. In the 193 ...
(1914–1998), Russian ballet dancer
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Kyra Phillips
Kyra Phillips (born August 8, 1968) is a correspondent for ABC News.
Early life and career
Phillips was born in Illinois, and grew up in the city of Jacksonville. In the fourth grade, she moved to San Diego, California, where her parents became ...
(born 1968), American correspondent
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Kyra Poh (born 2002), Singaporean indoor skydiver
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Kyra Reznikov (born 1979), South Australian lawyer
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Kyra Sedgwick
Kyra Minturn Sedgwick ( ; born August 19, 1965) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the crime drama ''The Closer'' (2005–2012), for which she won a Golden ...
(born 1965), American actress
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Kyra Shroff (born 1992), Indian tennis player
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Kyra Simon (born 2002), Australian rugby union player
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Kyra Sundance (born 1970), American dog trainer, performer and author
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Kyra Vassiliki (1789–1834), Greek woman
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Kyra Vayne (1916–2001), Russian-born British opera singer
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Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne (1918–2018), American-Russian author
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Kyra Zagorsky (born 1976), American film actress
See also
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Kyra (disambiguation)
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Cyra (name)
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Kiera, a given name
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Kira (disambiguation)
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Kyla (disambiguation)
References
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English feminine given names
Feminine given names