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Кира
“lady”
Кира (Kíra) is a feminine given name. It is used in Russian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Kira.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Кира goes back to Ancient Greek парных, meaning “lady.”
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Кира’s family of names
In English usage, Кира has a related form in Kira. In Russian usage, Кира has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Kira. In Russian usage, Кира has a transliteration in Kira.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Кира has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Кира
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