Gender: F
Origin: Russian feminine variation of CYRUS
Popularity in 2008: #251
Though such cognates of this name as Keira, Kyra, and Ciara are ever-more popular throughout Europe and in the U.S., this Cyrus relative has a different root. Variations include Keera, Kiera, Kierra, Kirah, Kiri, Kiria, Kiriah, Kiro, Kirra, Kirrah, Kirri, Kirya, and Kyra.
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