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 [ 3 syll. cia-ra, ci-ara ] The girl name Ciara is pronounced SiyEHRah, KIY-AHRah, or KIY-Rah KEY. Ciara's language of origin is Celtic and Spanish. It is predominantly used in English and Irish. From Celtic and Spanish roots, its meaning is 'little dark one, little dark-haired one'. Derived from the word ciar which is of the meaning 'black'. The name was invented recently, as a feminine form of Kieran or Ciarán. Saint Ciara of Kilkeary was a 7th-century Irish nun who founded a house at Kilkeary. The form Kiara was first used after the R&B singer Kiara released her duet 'This Time' (1988) and further promoted when it was known as the name of Simba the lion's daughter in the animated movie "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" (1998). The form Keira was recently popularized by the British actress Keira Knightley (1985-). The 'K-' forms reflect the original Irish pronunciation of Ciara and other names starting with 'C-'; however, in the USA, due to the influence of the perfume brand Ciara being pronounced like Sierra, many US speakers have taken to the soft 'C-' pronunciation. Ciara is the feminine version of the Irish Ciar and the English and Irish Kieran. Ciara has 22 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Carrie, Cearia, Ciera (used in Irish too), Cieria, Cierra, Cierrah, Keara, Keera, Keira, Kiara, Kiera (used in Irish too), Kieran, Kierra, and Kira (used in Russian too). Other English forms include the spelling variants Ceara, Cearaa, Cearra, Ciaara, Ciarrah, Cieara, and Ciearra. The Irish Ciar is a form of Ciara that is used in foreign languages. Ciara is a form of the English Sierra. Ciara is a rather popular baby girl name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2005, 0.114% of baby girls were named Ciara. It was #150 in rank then. In 2008, it ranked at #324 with a usage of 0.050%. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Ciara, the English Keira was the most popular. The name was thrice as popular as Ciara in 2008. Baby names that sound like Ciara include the English Sieara, the English Sierra, the English and Irish Kiera, the English Cearaa, the English Cearra, the English Ceria, the Italian Cesira, the name Katura, the English Keera, the English Kiara, the Indian Kishori, the name Sakari, the Japanese Sakura, the English Saria, the Hebrew Sariah, the English Seiarra, the Arabic Shahira, the Arabic Shakira, the English Sharee, and the English Sheria. A famous person named Ciara is Ciara, Singer, born Ciara Harris 25 October 1985, Austin, Texas. KEY: Pronunciation for Ciara: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
