Kyra (given name)

Kyra is a feminine given name that may derive from the Greek word kurá (meaning lady) or from Cyra, the feminine form of Cyrus.

Notable people with the name include

• Kyra Tirana Barry (born 1966), American wrestling leader
• Kyra Harris Bolden (born 1988), American attorney
• Kyra Carusa (born 1995), American soccer player
• Kyra Christmas (born 1997), Canadian Olympic athlete
• Kyra Condie (born 1996), American rock climber
• Kyra Constantine (born 1998), African-Canadian Olympic athlete
• Kyra Cooney-Cross (born 2002), Australian soccer player
• Kyra Davis (born 1972), American mystery novelist
• Kyra Dickinson (born 1993), Canadian soccer player
• Kyra Downton (1913–1999), American equestrian
• Kyra Dutt (born 1991), Indian film actress
• Kyra Edwards (born 1997), British rower
• Kyra Elzy (born 1978), African-American basketball team coach
• Kyra Fortuin (born 1997), Dutch field hockey player
• Kyra Frosini (1773–1801), Greek socialite
• Kyra Gaunt, American professor
• Kyra Giorgi (born 1977), Australian author
• Kyra Gracie (born 1985), Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
• Kyra E. Hicks (born 1965), American author
• Kyra Hoffner, American politician from Delaware
• Kyra T. Inachin (1968–2012), German historian
• Kyra Jefferson (born 1994), American professional sprinter
• Kyra Kupetsky (born 1993), American animator
• Kyra Kyrklund (born 1951), Finnish dressage rider and trainer
• Kyra Lamberink (born 1996), Dutch track cyclist
• Kyra Malinowski (born 1993), German football player
• Kyra Markham (1891–1967), American painter and actress
• Kyra Montes (born 1998), American-Nicaraguan footballer
• Kyra Nichols (born 1958), American ballet dancer and teacher
• Kyra Nijinsky (1914–1998), Russian ballet dancer
• Kyra Phillips (born 1968), American correspondent
• Kyra Poh (born 2002), Singaporean indoor skydiver
• Kyra Reznikov (born 1979), South Australian lawyer
• Kyra Sedgwick (born 1965), American actress
• Kyra Shroff (born 1992), Indian tennis player
• Kyra Simon (born 2002), Australian rugby union player
• Kyra Sundance (born 1970), American dog trainer, performer and author
• Kyra Vassiliki (1789–1834), Greek woman
• Kyra Vayne (1916–2001), Russian-born British opera singer
• Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne (1918–2018), American-Russian author
• Kyra Zagorsky (born 1976), American film actress

See also

• Kyra (disambiguation)
• Cyra (name)
• Kiera, a given name
• Kira (disambiguation)
• Kyla (disambiguation)

References