Meaning and background
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Kyra is a modern English given name related in some accounts to Kira and in others to Cyrus through a feminine formation. Even its everyday pronunciation varies, with both KEER-uh and KYE-ruh reported. It therefore deserves a flexible explanation rather than a single supposed translation presented without qualification.
- Origin
- English variant of Kira; also sometimes treated as a feminine form of Cyrus. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Kyra appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kaɪɹə/
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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/kaɪɹə/ · primary stress on syllable 1K AY1 R AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- 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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