How to spell girl name?

mlbrent · January 2012

Thinking about Keira as a girl name but I would the name to be pronounced: Key-air-ah. I don't want Key as part of the spelling because that seems silly to me. How would you spell it so the pronunciation is clear?

kelnyc · January 2012

Keira is a completely different name than what you are looking for, and pronounced KEERah. I have no clue how to spell your preferred pronunciation.

ETA: The way you spell it out reminds me more of Sierra with a K, so Kierra?

whitneyandbrook · January 2012

Kiara

FrecklesInside · January 2012

I would spell it the correct way: Kiera or Kiara. There are really only two ways to say it and they are only slightly different. You can say it like Kira or as you want Key-air-ah (oh, or key-ar-ah). You, your H, and your D will just have to correct people which is ok (despite people not choosing names in fear of their child having to correct people....which I don't get). Many, many names involve having to correct people in some way when they pronounce them the first time.

annabelle.27 · January 2012

Kiara

Sawyerplus1 · January 2012

Kiera.

miss1180 · January 2012

If I saw "Kiera": I would say it like "kee-ra"

If I saw "Kiara": I would say it like "key-air-a"

magsugar13 · January 2012

miss1180:

If I saw "Kiera": I would say it like "kee-ra"

If I saw "Kiara": I would say it like "key-air-a"

THIS!

moonfaerie · January 2012

miss1180:

If I saw "Kiera": I would say it like "kee-ra"

If I saw "Kiara": I would say it like "key-air-a"

this

BFab11 · January 2012

I have a good friend named Chiara, pronounced key-are-uh. It's Italian.

ladybear06 · January 2012

magsugar13:
miss1180:

If I saw "Kiera": I would say it like "kee-ra"
If I saw "Kiara": I would say it like "key-air-a"
THIS!

agreed.

cjilla · January 2012

People will always pronounce this name differently no matter the spelling.

misskaydee · January 2012

I would spell it Kiera.

g8trkim · January 2012

If you're looking for the name key-air-ah then I think it would be spelled Kiera. Keira is a different name, more like keer-ah.

BrittKav · January 2012

I would do Kiera. Keira is pronounced KEERuh and Kiara I think of as keyAREuh.

FMIL&MOB · January 2012

Kiara will more likely be pronounced the way you want over Kiera, but people will probably have to be told your preference.

karen_loy · January 2012

Kiara

526SadieSadie · January 2012

For the pronounciation you want, I agree Kierra will probably get the job done.

LuckyMissus · January 2012

526SadieSadie:
For the pronounciation you want, I agree Kierra will probably get the job done.

Agreed.

jen812 · January 2012

FMIL&MOB:
Kiara will more likely be pronounced the way you want over Kiera, but people will probably have to be told your preference.

This is how I feel. However, I have 3 students in my dance class with that name, spelled the way OP had it. Each child pronounces her name differently. It drove me crazy until I could remember who was who.