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Kira (pronounced KEER-uh) as a female name most commonly originates from the Latin word for "light."
Kira pronounced KIGH-ruh) as a female name most commonly originates from the Persian word for "sun."
The Greek word for "queen" and the Slavonic word for "strong woman" are other possible origins of the name Kira.
Alternative spellings for Kira, if the origin is that of the Greek male name "Kyros" (meaning "lord"), include: Kyra, and Kyrah. This variation is pronounced "KIGH-ruh."
In Japanese, "kirakira" is a word that represents twinkling, usually of stars. Kira, alone, means nothing in Japanese. "kirakira" is often written next to stars in Japan to denote twinkling stars in the same way "woof" is written next to a dog in America to denote a barking dog. In this way, it is similar to an onomatopoeia.
The name Kira ranked 1165th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census. Which makes it more popular than the variation, "Kyra", which ranked 1521st in the same survey. The name Kyrah did not rank among the roughly 6,000 names reported in the 1990 Census Data.
Kira is a Japanese and Croatian surname. The earliest references to the Japanese surname of "Kira" date 1345. The earliest references to the Croatian surname of "Kira" date 1453.
A famous person with the name Kira was the character Major Kira Nyres, played by Nana Visitor, on the show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. A similar name is "Akira" (pronounced UH-kih-ruh) and so Kira (KEER-uh) sometimes is associated with the popular, psychic anime character.
Here is a personal opinion from a girl named Kira: Kira is a very beautiful name that is not particularly common. I am often complimented on the orignality and sound of my name. Kira is usually a name given to girls which are of European or Asian descent.
Kira is also the name of an alternative medicine taken orally in pill form. Kira is taken to promote emotional balance. Studies prove that Kira is non-habit forming, has no sedative effects, does not interact with alcohol or caffeine has no known interactions with prescription drugs. You can also find Kira in most discount drug and grocery stores as well as other nutritional centers. Kira is manufactured by Lichtwer Pharma U.S., Inc. This is the same company that manufactures "Ginkai" and "Kwai." This paragraph's information is all according to the company's website, www.lichtwer.com.

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