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What does Kyra mean?
Kyra 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced KEER-ah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Kyra is "lord". From the male name Kyros (see Kyrie), from the Persian and Egyptian word for "like Ra, the sun". A short form of Kyria, the Greek title of respect for a woman. In Slavonic it means "strong woman". May also be a Russian name meaning "beloved". See also Cyrah and Kiran. Ballerina Kyra Nichols; actress Kyra Sedgwick.
STARTS WITH Ky-
Variations
VARIANTS Kaira, Keera, Keira▼, Kira, Kyrah, Kyreena, Kyrha, Kyria, Kyrie, Kyrene, Kyrra
SEE ALSO Ciara
RELATED FORMS VIA CYRAH Ceri, Ceria, Ciri
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Kyra?
Kyra is a very prominent first name for women (#1521 out of 4276, Top 36%) but an uncommon last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Kyra was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its apex rank of #179 in the U.S. in 2005, and is at #612 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Ciara (#1007 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Kaira (#1429), Keira (#365), Kira (#378), Kyrah and Kyrie (#1438) are the popular alternative forms of Kyra (#612). Other variants, like Ceria, are seldom used. These relations of Kyra were favored 12 years ago (AVERAGE #966) and are now much less conventional (#1032, ▼60%), with forms like Ciara becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Kyra▼ is pronounced similarly to Carah, Cari▼, Caro, Cori, Cory▼, Kara▼, Karah, Karie▼, Karra, Karry, Kary, Keara▼, Kera, Kerra, Kerri▼, Kerria, Kerry▼, Kiara▼, Kiarra▼, Kiria, Kiriah, Kirya, Koree, Korri and Korry. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abra, Adra, Afra, Amyra, Bara, Bera, Cyra, Dora▼, Eira, Eydra, Fara, Hera, Iara, Kama, Karna, Kata, Kayla▼, Kena, Keva, Klyara, Koral, Kore, Kyel, Kyla, Kylah▲, Kyle▼, Kyli, Kymbra, Kyndra, Lira, Lora▼, Lura▼, Lyra▲, Mara▲, Mayra▼, Mora, Moyra, Myra, Nira, Nura, Ora▼, Pera, Sara▼, Tera▼, Tyra▼, Uira, Vera▼, Yara▲, Zara▲ and Zora. These names tend to be less commonly used than Kyra.
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