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Girl · Irish Gaelic
Keira Say it: KEER-uh
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Meaning An Anglicized spelling of Irish Ciara, a feminine of Ciar, from ciar 'dark, black'.
Likely the main view, with some doubt.
Spread in the 2000s after Keira Knightley became famous.
Its wave through time Most used in the 2000s
In the United States 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2006 per 1,000 babies of that sex 31,097 babies given this name since 1962 At its height in 2006, about 1 in 629 girls 661 babies in 2020 The family of the name Other spellings: Kiera, Ciara
Famous bearers Keira Knightley, English actress Names worth a look Teagan Girl From the Irish surname Ó Tadhgáin, from Tadhgán, a diminutive of Tadhg, a name traditionally glossed 'poet'. Modern · peak 2016 Ciara Girl Feminine of Ciar, from Old Irish ciar 'dark, black, brown'. Early Medieval · peak 2005 Norah Girl A spelling of Nora, a short form of Honora (Latin honor 'honour') and sometimes of Eleanor. Victorian · peak 2017 Kerri Girl A spelling of Kerry, from the Irish county Ciarraí, 'the people of Ciar'; sometimes also taken as a form of Carrie. Modern · peak 1975 · forgotten Mckenna Girl From the Irish surname Mac Cionaodha 'son of Cionaodh'. Cionaodh is often said to mean 'born of fire', but its… Modern · peak 2002 Delaney Girl From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Dubhshláine (dubh 'dark' plus a second element of uncertain meaning);… Modern · peak 2004 Karen Girl A Danish short form of Katherine, from Greek Aikaterinē, whose origin is unknown. Modern · peak 1956 Gary Boy Of uncertain origin; possibly from a surname with the Germanic element gar 'spear'. Its use as a first name grew… Modern · peak 1951 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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