Name
Ciara
Meaning
Ciara is a feminine name of Irish origin meaning “dark, black-haired”.
Ciara is the feminine of the Irish word ciar, meaning dark, and originally honored daughters with black hair; Saint Ciara was a seventh-century abbess in County Tipperary. In Ireland it is pronounced KEER-ah, while the American singer Ciara established see-AIR-ah as a separate tradition.
A modern Irish classic; charted in the US top 1000 for three decades.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #869 in 2016 · peak #149 in 2005
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Irish
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /KEER-ah/
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Questions
Ciara is a feminine name of Irish origin meaning “dark, black-haired”. Ciara is the feminine of the Irish word ciar, meaning dark, and originally honored daughters with black hair; Saint Ciara was a seventh-century abbess in County Tipperary.
Ciara is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a modern Irish classic; charted in the US top 1000 for three decades.
The name Ciara comes from Irish. Ciara is the feminine of the Irish word ciar, meaning dark, and originally honored daughters with black hair; Saint Ciara was a seventh-century abbess in County Tipperary. In Ireland it is pronounced KEER-ah, while the American singer Ciara established see-AIR-ah as a separate tradition.
Ciara is pronounced KEER-ah.
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