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{{Infobox name
|name = Kiara
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|meaning = Various
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|gender = Female
|language =
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* [[Irish language|Irish]]
* [[Italian language|Italian]]
* [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
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* [[Ireland]]
* [[Italy]]
* [[Japan]]
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'''Kiara''' ({{IPAc-en|k|i|ˈ|ɑr|ə}} {{respell|kee|AR|ə}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɪər|ə}} {{respell|KEER|ə}}) is a [[given name]] with various origins.
It may be a variant of the [[Italian language|Italian]] name [[Chiara (name)|Chiara]], meaning ''[[brightness|bright]]'', or the [[Irish language|Irish]] name [[Ciara (given name)|Ciara]], meaning ''[[Black hair|dark-haired]]''.<ref> {{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick| last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= Oxford Dictionary of First Names|url= |___location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=54, 56, 57, 158|isbn= 0-19-861060-2}}</ref>
In Japan, Kiara is an uncommon name typically given to males; its meaning is dependent upon the characters used to spell the name. It has also been used for girls in Japan in recent years and classified as part of a [[fad|trend]] for ''kira-kira'' or ''[[gloss (optics)|shiny]]'' names notable for using uncommon [[kanji]] characters to spell names that have novel meanings or pronunciations. For instance, the given name of Kiara Sato ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 佐藤 妃星), a member of the Japanese idol girl group [[AKB48]] Team 4, uses [[kanji]] characters meaning ''[[princess]]'' and ''[[star]]''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://tokyogirlsupdate.com/kira-kira-names-201706126390.html
| title = Kira-kira Names: When Japanese Names Become Too Kawaii to Understand
| last =
| first =
| date =26 June 2017
| website = tokyogirlsupdate.com
| publisher =Tokyo Girls Update (blog)
| access-date =5 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://lab.kuas.ac.jp/~jinbungakkai/pdf/2016/i2016_01.pdf
| title = New Light on the Riddle of Kirakira Names in Japanese
| last = Gatewood
| first = John
| date =2016
| website = lab.kuas.ac.jp
| publisher =
| access-date =5 November 2022}}</ref>
==Usage==
The name has been in wide use worldwide. In the United States it has been among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls since 1988. It also has been rarely used for American boys.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi
| title = Popularity of name Kiara
| last =
| first =
| date =
| website = ssa.gov
| publisher = United States Social Security Administration
| access-date = 6 November 2022
| quote =
| archive-date = 2 February 2018
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
==People==
*[[Kiara (singer)]] (born 1963), Venezuelan singer-songwriter
*[[Kiara Advani]] (born 1992), Indian actress
*[[Kiara Bisaro]] (born 1975), Canadian mountain biker
*[[Kiara Bowers]] (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
*[[Kiara Brinkman]] (born 1979), American writer
*[[Kiara Fontanesi]] (born 1994), Italian professional motocross racer
*[[Kiara Fontanilla]] (born 2000) American-born soccer player for the [[Philippines women's national football team]]
*[[Kiara Kabukuru]] (born 1975), American fashion model
*[[Kiara Laetitia]] (born 1979), Italian rock singer and entrepreneur
*[[Kiara Leslie]] (born 1995), American professional basketball player
*[[Kiara Muhammad]] (born 1998), American actress
*[[Kiara Munteanu]] (born 1997), Australian gymnast
*[[Kiara Nirghin]] (born 2000), South African inventor, scientist and speaker
*[[Kiara Nowlin]] (born 1995), American gymnast
*[[Kiara Ortega]] (born 1993), Puerto Rican dancer and beauty pageant title holder
*[[Kiki Pickett|Kiara “Kiki” Pickett]] (born 1999), American professional soccer player
*[[Kiara Rodriguez]] (born 2002), Ecuadoran Paralympic athlete
*[[=Love|Kiara Saitō]] (齋藤樹愛羅)(born 2004), [[Japanese idol]]
*[[Kiara Sasso]] (born 1979), Brazilian actress
*Kiara Sato (佐藤妃星) (born 2000), a member of [[AKB48]] Team 4, [[Japanese idol]]<ref> https://48pedia.org/佐藤妃星</ref>
*Kiara Lopes (born 2010) Brazilian/English model, dancer, actress.
==Fiction==
*Kiara, fictional character in the film ''[[List of The Lion King characters#Kiara|The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]''
*Kiara “Kie” Carrera, a character in the Netflix series ''[[Outer Banks (TV series)|Outer Banks]]''
*Sessyoin Kiara, fictional character in the PSP game [[Fate/Extra CCC|Fate/Extra: CCC]] and mobile gacha game [[Fate/Grand Order]]
==See also==
*[[Kiiara]] (Kiara Saulters, born 1995), American singer
*[[Kiara (disambiguation)]]
*[[Keira (disambiguation)]]
==Notes==
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{{given name}}
[[cs:Kiara]]
[[pt:Kiara]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]
[[Category:Japanese feminine given names]]
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