# Keira

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #40,312

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Irish.

## Etymology
A modern feminine form of Kieran, from Irish ciar (“black, dark, little dark one”).

## Easily confused with
- **KIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-kia)
- **ker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-ker)
- **kirk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-kirk)
- **Kerr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-kerr)
- **Kira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-kira)
- **kern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-kern)
- **Kita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-kita)
- **Kyra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-kyra)
- **kerb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-kerb)
- **Keith** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-keith)
- **Kenya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-kenya)
- **Kerry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-kerry)
- **Kiran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-kiran)
- **Kendra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-kendra)
- **Keisha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-keisha)
- **kei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kei-vs-keira)
- **kara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kara-vs-keira)
- **keir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keir-vs-keira)
- **Keiko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keiko-vs-keira)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ekira`, `keiar`, `keirra`, `keria`, `kiera`, `kkeira`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/keira