Kira ( given name ) - wikipedia Kira ( given name ) Kira Pronunciation / ˈkɪərə / KEER - ə, or / ˈkiːrə / KEE - ra Gender mostly female Origin Meaning multiple ( `` beam of light '', `` beloved '', `` like Ra '', `` leader of the people '', `` lord '', `` mistress, ruler '', `` one the people look to '' ) Region of origin multiple ( Ancient Greece, Egypt, India, Ireland, Japan, Russia ) Other names Variant form ( s ) Kaira, Keera, Keira, Kiera, Kyra, Kyrah, Kyreena, Kyrha, Kyria, Kyrie, Kyrene, Kyrra, and Kirra Related names Akira, Ciara, Cyrus, Kaira, Keera, Keira, Kiera, Kiran, Kyra Kira is a mostly feminine name of multiple origins and meanings. The feminine form is pronounced / ˈkɪərə / KEER - ə, or / ˈkiːrə / KEE - ra. It might be a feminine form of the name Kiran, pronounced / ˈkɪərən / KEER - ən. Kiran is of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning `` beam of light ''. Besides Sanskrit, there might be other etymologies from Egyptian, where the word Ki - Ra means `` like Ra '', or Persian. Due to the Greek interpretation of the Persian king 's name Kourosh ( کوروش, Kūrosh ) as Κύρος ( Kýros ) -- which was obviously modeled after the Greek word κύριος ( kýrios `` lord '' ), the feminine form being κυρία ( kyría ) -- Kyra ( or Kira ) can also be understood as a variant. Therefore, it is also in use as a feminine form of the Greek diminutive form Cyril. In Russian Kira ( Ки́ра ) is the feminine form of the masculine name Kir, meaning `` mistress, ruler '', but can translate to `` leader of the people '', `` one the people look to '' or `` beloved ''. Kira could also have arrived into Russian from the Persian - Greek name Kyra. Kira can also be the diminutive of the old and rare masculine given name Avvakir. Kira is one of several Anglicized forms of the Irish name Ciara, which in Irish means `` dark haired ''. There is also a Japanese name, romanized as Kira, which is common in Japan, as both given name and family name. Kira kira also means `` glittery, shiny '' in Japanese. Variant forms include Kaira, Keera, Keira, Kiera, Kyra, Kyrah, Kyreena, Kyrha, Kyria, Kyrie, Kyrene, Kyrra, and Kirra. Contents 1 People with this name 2 Fictional characters 3 See also 4 References People with this name Kira Bulten ( born 1973 ), Dutch Olympic swimmer Kira Clavell, Canadian actress Kira Cochrane ( born 1977 ), British journalist Kira Davis, American film producer Kira Golovko ( 1919 -- 2017 ), Russian actress Kira Hall ( born 1962 ), American anthropologist Kira Hurley ( born 1986 ), Canadian professional ice hockey player Kira Inugami, Japanese manga artist Kira Isabella ( born 1993 ), Canadian country music artist Kira Ivanova ( 1963 -- 2001 ), Russian figure skater Kira Kener ( born 1974 ), American pornographic actress Kira Kosarin ( born 1997 ), American Actress Kira Miró ( born 1980 ), Spanish actress and a presenter Kira Muratova ( born 1934 ), Soviet and Ukrainian film director, screenwriter, and actress Kira O'Reilly, British performance artist Kira Plastinina ( born 1992 ), Russian fashion designer Kira Poutanen ( born 1974 ), Finnish writer and actress Kira Reed ( born 1971 ), American actress Kira Roessler ( born 1962 ), American musician Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia ( 1909 -- 1967 ) Princess Kira of Prussia ( 1943 -- 2004 ) Kira Salak ( born 1971 ), American writer Kira Skov ( born 1976 ), Danish singer Kira Soltanovich ( born 1973 ), Ukrainian comedian Kira Vincent - Davis ( born 1979 ), American voice actress Kira Walkenhorst ( born 1990 ), German beach volleyball player Kira Willey, American musician Kira Zvorykina ( 1919 -- 2014 ), Soviet and Ukrainian chess player Pseudonyms Kira ( German singer ) ( born 1978 ), stage name of Janine Scholz Kira ( Belgian singer ) ( born 1977 ), stage name of Natasja de Witte Kira Sugiyama ( 1910 -- 1988 ), Japanese photographer The name given to the person who uploaded the pictures in the Edison Chen photo scandal Fictional characters Kira ( Death Note ), alias of the protagonist Light Yagami in the Japanese manga / anime franchise Death Note Kira ( Gelfling ) in the film The Dark Crystal Kira ( Iggy Arbuckle ), a rat in the animated series Iggy Arbuckle Kira ( Mortal Kombat ) Kira the Seer in the Charmed television series universe Kira, the main character of the book Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry Kira, daughter of Sarah Manning in the television series Orphan Black Kira in the animated TV series Zack & Quack Kyra in the movie The Chronicles of Riddick Kira in the movie Xanadu, played by Olivia Newton - John Kira, a Japanese mercenary in the video game Dirty Bomb Kira, a tiger in the movie Ice Age : Continental Drift Kira Argounova, the protagonist in Ayn Rand 's We the Living Kira Aso, female protagonist in the Japanese manga Mars Kira Carsen in the video game Star Wars : The Old Republic Kira Daidohji in the video game series Arcana Heart Kira Finster in animated Nickelodeon TV series Rugrats and All Grown Up ! Kira Ford ( aka Yellow Dino Ranger ) in Power Rangers : Dino Thunder Kyra Hart in the TV show Reba, played by Scarlett Pomers Kira Marlowe in TV series Flashpoint, constable, Special Response Unit dispatcher, played by Pascale Hutton Kira Nerys, one of the main characters in Star Trek : Deep Space Nine ( Kira is her family name ) Kira Sakuratsuki in the anime Futakoi Kira Sumeragi in the anime Uta no Prince - Sama Kira Yamato in the TV anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Kira Yoshikage, a primary antagonist and serial killer in the manga series JoJo 's Bizarre Adventure Kira Yukimura, one of the main characters in the MTV show `` Teen Wolf '' Izuru Kira, a soul reaper in the anime Bleach Sakuya Kira in the manga and anime Angel Sanctuary Tsubasa Kira in the anime Love Live ! See also Keira ( given name ) Kiera Kiran Kyra References Jump up ^ `` Persian meaning of the name Kira ''. www.babynamescountry.com. Jump up ^ `` Kira Name Meaning & Origin ''. Jump up ^ `` Greek meaning of the name Kira ''. www.thinkbabynames.com. Jump up ^ `` Russian Translation for Kira ''. Jump up ^ Н. А. Петровский ( N.A. Petrovsky ). `` Словарь русских личных имён '' ( Dictionary of Russian First Names ). ООО Издательство `` АСТ ''. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5 - 17 - 002940 - 3. page 31 Jump up ^ `` Gaelic meaning of the name Kira ''. Jump up ^ `` Japanese & various meanings of the name Kira ''. Archived from the original on 2010 - 04 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Origins and 11 variant names of Kyra ''. www.thinkbabynames.com. This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. 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Question: what does the name kyra mean in japanese
Answer: "glittery, shiny"