Kiara

Variant of CIARA (1) or CHIARA. This name first became used in 1988 after the singing duo Kiara released their song 'This Time'. It was further popularized by a character in the animated movie 'The Lion King II' (1998).

CIARA (1)   female   Irish
Feminine form of CIAR. Saint Ciara was an Irish nun who established a monastery at Kilkeary in the 7th century.
CIAR   male   Irish
Derived from Irish ciar meaning "black".
CHIARA   female   Italian
Italian form of CLARA. Saint Chiara (commonly called Saint Clare in English) was a follower of Saint Francis of Assisi.
CLARA   female   Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous". The name Clarus was borne by a few early saints. The feminine form was popularized by the 13th-century Saint Clare of Assisi (called Chiara in Italian), a friend and follower of Saint Francis, who left her wealthy family to found the order of nuns known as the Poor Clares. As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages, originally in the form Clare, though the Latinate spelling Clara became more popular in the 19th century.
EQUIVALENTS
CATALAN: Clara
CROATIAN: Klara
CZECH: Klára
DANISH: Clara, Klara
ENGLISH: Claire, Clara, Clare, Claribel, Clarinda, Keara, Keira, Kiarra, Kierra, Kira, Kyra
FRENCH: Claire
GERMAN: Clara, Klara
HUNGARIAN: Klára
ICELANDIC: Klara
IRISH: Ciara, Kiera
ITALIAN: Chiara, Clara
LATE ROMAN: Clara
LATVIAN: Klāra
NORWEGIAN: Klara
POLISH: Klara
PORTUGUESE: Clara
ROMANIAN: Clara
RUSSIAN: Klara
SLOVAK: Klára
SLOVENE: Klara
SPANISH: Clara
SWEDISH: Clara, Klara
UKRAINIAN: Klara
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Clarette
ITALIAN: Chiarina, Claretta
MASCULINE FORMS
ENGLISH: Clair, Keiran, Kiaran
FRENCH: Clair
IRISH: Ciar, Ciarán, Kieran, Kieron, Kyran
LATE ROMAN: Clarus
OTHER FORMS
CORNISH: Piran
ENGLISH: Clarice, Clarissa, Keri, Kerri, Kerrie, Kerry
FRENCH: Clarisse
ITALIAN: Clarissa
LATE ROMAN: Claritia
PORTUGUESE: Clarissa
SPANISH: Clarisa, Clarissa