Ciara

KEER-a · dark-haired

Ciara is an Irish girl’s name, said KEER-a, and it means dark-haired.

How to say Ciara

Ciara is said KEER-a, written the way an English speaker would read it. Ulster, Connacht and Munster each put their own turn on a name, so you may hear it said a little differently depending on where you are.

What Ciara means

Ciara means dark-haired. The feminine of Ciarán.

Also written as

Ciara turns up in English with these spellings: Keera, Kiera.

Names that mean something similar

• Donnchadh: brown-haired warrior
• Fionnbharr: fair-haired

More Irish girls’ names

• Caoimhe: gentle, beautiful, precious
• Clodagh: from the River Clodagh

All Irish names, with meanings and pronunciations · Write Ciara in Ogham · Ciara in the old Gaelic script