Spellings of Keira?

[mamabear25]

I love the name Keira but keep getting the comment that people don't care for the newfangled spelling. I live in Midwestern US where Keira is the only spelling of the name people have heard of and Ciara would be pronounced as see-air-uh. What's your take? What's your favorite spelling of the name and would it bother you having the Keira spelling even though it isn't the original? Thanks for the feedback!

[tess27]

My favourite is definitely Ciara and as the original spelling I would tend to encourage its use, but I live in Ireland where that's almost always used as the spelling of the name, and never pronounced as Sierra. After that I would go with Keira, but I know Kiara has links to the Lion King, so if that's a turn-on or turn-off you, act accordingly! No matter the spelling, it's a lovely name

[rileyanne]

I like Kira the best, I don't love the look of the ei next to each other following the k

[rileyanne]

Wait, were you pronouncing it kee-YAR-uh or KEER-uh? I knew someone named Ciara, pronounced kee-YAR-uh, and I thought it was really nice.

[bridget]

I like Kira best too. The spelling is straight forward and so the pronunciation is more obvious. It is a separate name than Ciara/Keira, so the meaning is different if that matters to you.

[pansy]

I think in the US, the Keira spelling works the best since that's the one people are most familiar with due to Keira Knightley.

[flick]

I like Kira or Ciara. I just don't like the look of Kiera at all. Kira is a legit, original spelling, too.

[aurra]

Kira is my favorite spelling. Kyra could also work- there's a famous actress with her name spelled like that (can't remember who). Though that runs the chance of being mispronounced as kye-ruh. Both, however, are seperate names from the Ciara origin- meaning light.

I thought Ciara was prn Sierra, because I knew a girl named that who said that was how it was said. So, I just thought it was a kry8tiv spelling and then got laughed at on forums. Ciara is likely used as a yunieke spelling of Sierra here in the States, so it doesn't make a good choice IMO if you want to prn it the correct way.

[pinkballerina]

I like the traditional Ciara best.

[uselesskitty]

I like Ciara or Kiera.