Kira (given name) explained

Kira, Kera
Gender:Male and female
Meaning:Multiple ("like Ra", "beam of light", "shine", "ruler of the people")
Region:Multiple (Ancient Greece, Egypt, India, Ireland, Japan, Russia, Slavonic and Hindu)
Variant Forms:Kera, Kerra, Kiira, Kira, Kaira, Keara, Keera, Keira, Kiera, Kyra, Kyrah, Kirah, Kyreena, Kyrha, Kyria, Kyrie, Kyrene, Kyrra and Kirra

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 Ancient Hebrew "Keren" means both "a horn" and "a beam of light". Besides Sanskrit and Hebrew there might be other etymologies from Egyptian, where the word Ki-Ra means "like Ra", or Persian.[1] Due to the Greek interpretation of the Persian king's name Kourosh (کوروش, Kūrosh) as Κύρος (Kýros) – which was obviously modeled after the Greek word κύριος (kýrios "lord"), the feminine form being κυρία (kyría) – Kyra (or Kira) can also be understood as a variant.[2] Therefore, it is also in use as a feminine form of the Greek diminutive form Cyril.

In Russian, Kira (Russian: Ки́ра) is the feminine form of the masculine name Kir, meaning "mistress, ruler", but can be translated to "leader of the people", "one the people look to" or "beloved".[3] Kira could also have arrived into Russian from the Persian-Greek name Kyra. Kira can also be the diminutive of the old and rare masculine given name Avvakir.[4]

Kira is one of several Anglicized forms of the Irish name Ciara, which in Irish means "dark haired" or "little dark one".[5]

Kira also means "strong woman" in Slavonic.[6]

There is also a Japanese name, romanized as Kira, which is common in Japan, as both given name and family name (e.g. the Kira clan of Mikawa province). Kira kira also means "glittery, shiny" in Japanese.[7]

Variant forms include Kaira, Keera, Keira, Kiera, Kyra, Kyrah, Kyreena, Kyrha, Kyria, Kyrie, Kyrene, Kyrra and Kirra.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Persian meaning of the name Kira. Baby Names Country . 4 April 2024.
    - Web site: Kira . Mom . 4 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Kira . Think Baby Names . 4 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Female Russian Names . 20,000 Names. 2017-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20170207113329/http://www.20knames.com/female_russian_names.htm. dead . 4 April 2024.
  4. Book: Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky . Словарь русских личных имён . ru . Dictionary of Russian Personal Names . Русские словари . Moscow . 2005 . 5-17-002940-3 . 31.
  5. Web site: Gaelic meaning of the name Kira. Baby Name Wizard.
  6. Web site: Kyra= . Think Baby Names . 4 April 2024 .
  7. Web site: Origin and Meaning of the Name Kira . Nickleodeon Parents Connect . Viacom . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100408212207/http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Kira.html. 2010-04-08 . 4 April 2024.
  8. Web site: Kyra . Think Baby Names . 4 April 2024.

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