Meaning and background
The story behind Kira
Kira has more than one genuine naming history. Russian Кира is described as a feminine form of Cyrus, while an English Kira can be a variant of the Irish name Ciara. These routes are not interchangeable, so giving Kira one automatic dictionary translation would be misleading. Published pronunciations differ between Russian and English; a dog's everyday reading should reflect the owner's usage rather than an assumed language.
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About Kira
Recorded as a dog’s name
Kira appears in 35 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kɪɹɑ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/kɪɹɑ/ · primary stress on syllable 1K IH1 R AA0
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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