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Meaning of Kyra

and the Origins of this baby nameMeaning of baby name Kyra

Meaning

The name Kyra has the following meaning:

Ruler or "Lord". Feminine form of Cyrus.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Origins

Kyra originates from the Greek language.

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Pronunciation

The name Kyra is pronounced as keer-uh

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Kyra and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Kyra: Boys - Adonis, Gregory, Girls - Alexandra, Amara, Cynthia, Diantha, Euphemia, Genie, Kaia, Kandi, Lexie, Liddie, Mintie, Nereida, Nerissa, Ova, Phoebe, Teri, Both genders - Calandra

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Kyra: Kaira, Keira (Irish), Kyrah, Kyreena, Kyrene, Kyrha

Style

We think the name Kyra should fall under the following style category: Short and Catchy.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Kyra to be: Beautiful and cute girl

In one word, you might describe Kyra as a(n) "beautiful" person.

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Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Kyra as a baby name (outside USA)
As a baby girl name, Kyra is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 212 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Kyra fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 33 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 271 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Kyra in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Faces of

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Kaylee (51)
Kimberly (61)
Katie (105)
Kennedy (123)
Kiara (159)
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Karla (193)
Kyla (199)
Kyra (212)
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Famous persons
The names of some famous persons by the name Kyra (or its variants) are:

Kyra Schon, born on 4 October, a famous actress. Kyra Schon's background: An American actress known for her role in the George A. Romero film Night of the Living Dead (1968) as Karen Cooper, the trowel-wielding zombie girl.

Kyra Phillips, born on 8 August, a famous media personality. Kyra Phillips's background: An American news anchor for CNN, where she has been reporting since October 1999. Phillips co-anchors the afternoon edition of CNN Newsroom with Don Lemon.[

Kyra Minturn Sedgwick, born on 19 August, a famous actress. Kyra Minturn Sedgwick's background: An Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress. In 2007, Sedgwick won Best Actress for lead role in a dramatic TV series at the Golden Globes for her role in The Closer.
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