I like the name Ciara. In my opinion it’s feminine, pretty, and interesting enough to be somewhat unique. The only thing I don’t like about this name is how many different pronunciations it has. You have KEER-ah, shy-ara, see-ahr-uh, see-air-uh, key-r-uh, shy-ra, the list can go on. The name is needlessly ambiguous. And then in the comment section you have people arguing which pronunciation is correct and girls getting p*ssed because of how people mispronounce their name often.
Getting to the point, I now know somebody considering the name Ciara (Pronounced KEER-ah) but thinking about just shoving it in the middle since we live in America and the odds of it being mispronounced is 8/10. I’m starting to think it’s better as a middle to be honest. With that being said, Would you go with it? What do you think of Ciara as a middle name? Which pronunciation do you prefer? Would you just go with Kira, Keira, or something among those lines? What are some first names to go with Ciara please :’).
In [name_u]North[/name_u] [name_u]America[/name_u] I assume [name_f]Ciara[/name_f] is pronounced like see-AIR-a unless I’m corrected. In Europe I assume KEER-a. (I’m Canadian, for reference.)
Maybe an ending-in-“line” name as a first name for [name_f]Ciara[/name_f] pronounced KEER-a? [name_f]Eveline[/name_f] [name_f]Ciara[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Ciara[/name_f], etc?
I’m in the UK where Irish names are fairly common so I’d assume it was keer-uh. That said, I’d probably go with [name_f]Keira[/name_f], just because I prefer it
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Ciara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Ciara[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Ciara[/name_f]
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u] [name_f]Ciara[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Ciara[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] [name_f]Ciara[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Ciara[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] [name_f]Ciara[/name_f]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u] [name_f]Ciara[/name_f]
I’m in the US and before nameberry I wouldve been inclined to pronounce the name [name_f]Ciara[/name_f] as if it was Kyarah
I chose to use a name as my daughter’s middle name because I knew it had almost no chance to be pronounced correctly in the US. Her first name (Noemi) is mispronounced a lot of the time also, but it doesn’t have as many possible pronunciations.
I’ve only seen the name [name_f]Ciara[/name_f] as the American singer, so I would have pronounced it See-air-uh just looking at it. But I would change my pronunciation if someone told me it was pronounced a different way. It’s a beautiful name either way.
I’m American (Pacific NW) and I’ve known two people named [name_f]Ciara[/name_f] with that exact spelling, and they both pronounced their name like “Kira.” I personally prefer the spelling [name_f]Keira[/name_f] or [name_f]Kiera[/name_f], but I think it’s a lovely name no matter how it’s spelled.
[name_f]England[/name_f] here. I have no idea if this is the correct way but I met a [name_f]Ciara[/name_f] in [name_f]Italy[/name_f] when I took a gap year and went traveling and she pronounced it as Key-ara. That’s the pronouciation I think is the prettiest version.
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The problem is that all those pronunciations are “right”—so without knowing you do have to ask. But it’s not the only name like that (Lucia comes to mind…).
I think [name_f]Ciara[/name_f] (KEER-uh) is beautiful, but in the US I probably would use an alternate spelling (I love the simplicity of Kira). However, if the parents want to show their Irish heritage with the spelling I think this name would be easy in all spoken introductions, but have to be explained every time it was written/read. [name_m]Just[/name_m] depends on whether that’s a dealbreaker for them.