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Ciara - name meaning, origin|
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The girl's name Ciara \cia-ra\ is pronounced kee-ARR-ah, see-ARR-ah. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "black". Modern coinage. Feminine form of Ciaran, the name of two major Irish saints. Can also be traced back to Chiara (Italian) "light", or to Sierra (Spanish) "saw".
Ciara has 11 variant forms: Ceara, Chiara, Ciaran, Ciarra, Cieara, Ciera, Cierra, Kiara, Searra, Siara and Sierra.
For more information, see also the related name Claire.
Baby names that sound like Ciara are Chara, Cira and Tiara.
Ciara is a very common first name for women (#1764 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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