Kyra

I don't understand why you think the name info is snarky...I've never heard of this spelling of the name being pronounced as KAI-ra. As I mentioned in a comment from a few years ago further down the page, the younger sister of a high school friend had this name & it was pronounced KEER-ah...& this was back in the 1970s, so it's apparent that there's a history of the name being pronounced as KEER-ah. Additionally, in terms of pronunciation "rules," English has multiple ways to pronounce the same combination of letters (e.g., the letter combination of "ough" can be pronounced as both "uff" & "ow"). Finally, KEER-ah may be the original pronunciation in Persian, in which case KAI-ra would be incorrect.

I once knew someone with this name and she pronounced it Kai-ra.

no hahah! lots of people comment saying they know/pronounce is that way. But Kyra Sedgewick is the only well known person with it and she pronounces it Keer-a

Is there history of is being pronounced kye-ra. My friend has a little girl with the name and pronounces it like that instead of Keer-a. If not, how would you spell it to sound that way?

Am I the only Kyra who's name is pronounced as kye-rah, I get so frustrated with people calling me Kiera lmao..

What an unnecessarily snarky "Name Info" description! I've always pronounced this name as KAI-ra, it never even occurred to me to pronounce it as "KEER-a." Isn't that what the Keira/Kira spellings are for? I think Kyra pronounced as kai-ruh (rhyming with Tyra) is gorgeous. In terms of grammar/language rules, the kai-ruh pronunciation is absolutely correct.

Mine too! it can get annoying with all of the Kye-rahs though...but i love my name and think its a great way to get a pretty name, but still have it be different.

Our daughter is due any day now and she will be Kyra- pronounced with a long "i" sound, as in Myra, Tyra...Kyra... Makes sense to us! I find it closed-minded that nameberry would label this pronunciation as incorrect.

Kyra Gracie is a Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner and grappling world champion. Because of that I associate the name with strength. She pronounces her name Kii-rah.

This is my name!~ My real name, anyway. People always pronounce it wrong. They say kai-ra, but it's kear-a. >< I actually like my name!~ ^^

I would assume this name was pronounced like Keira, as it is here: http://forvo.com/word/kyra/#cs

But I don't think kai-ruh is incorrect. Though obviously any Kyra would face confusion!

Oh good I really like the kai-ruh pronunciation. I'd be a little worried that the general population would have trouble with pronunciation as well though..

Kai-ruh is the only way I've heard it said.

I've only heard it as Kai-ruh. Kira/Keira have the same pronunciation.

As its the feminine form of Cyrus is it pronounced kai-ruh? Or is it still pronounced the same as Keira?

I worked with a Kyra. She got a lot of calls and all the people would ask for "kai-ruh". Some of these people called often and still pronounced it wrong...

I love the name, but do you find a lot of people mispronounce your name? Does it bother you?

The younger sister of a high school classmate of mine was named this way back in the late '60s/early '70s & I've loved it ever since.

Right! I love this name! In fact that's my name!! Most people don't like their names, but I love mine1 <3

This name is so cute and different, I like the addition of the "Y".