Kira (given name)

Kira (given name)

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Kira or Kyra is a female name of Persian origins. It is the feminine form of Cyrus/Kyros, which has several possible meanings. The original Persian name "Kûrush" could mean "far sighted" or be related to the Persian word "khur" meaning "sun".

It could also be related to the Greek "kyrios" meaning "lord", therefore it can also be used as a female form of Cyril.

The etymologically unrelated Japanese name, romanized as "Kira", is common in Japan. "Kira kira" also means glittery, or shiny, in Japanese. In Russian, Kira means "light-hearted".

Kira is also an anglicized spelling of the Irish name "Ciara", which means "black" or "little dark one".

A common misunderstanding of the name Kira is that it means "killer" in Japanese. This is not true. Kira does not mean "killer" in Japanese, but when a person is speaking Japanese tries to pronounce the word "killer" it comes out sounding like "Kira" because l's in Japanese are pronounced as r's.


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