At a Glance: Name: Keira – Meaning: dark, black (feminine form tied to 'ciar') – Origin: Irish – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: KEER-ah
Keira is an Irish girl's name meaning “dark, black (feminine form tied to 'ciar')”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Keira
Meaning: Dark, black (feminine form tied to 'ciar').
Origin: Irish.
A common claim: Widely said to mean 'dark-haired' Actually: 'Ciar' means 'dark/black' generally; the specific 'hair' association is a popular embellishment, not part of the sourced root meaning.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Keira
Phonetic: KEER-ah IPA: /ˈkɪərə/
Popularity of Keira
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1962–2024.
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