Keira is the modern English form of the Irish Ciara — from the Old Irish ciar ("dark, black") — feminine of Ciar, an ancient Irish king's name. A top-150 US baby name since 2004. Keira Knightley (born 1985) — *English actress; two Academy Award nominations — Best Actress for Pride & Prejudice (2005) at age 20 (the third-youngest Best Actress nominee in history) and Best Supporting Actress for The Imitation Game (2014). Defined the 2000s-2010s English period-drama heroine with Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice (2005), Cecilia Tallis in Atonement (2007), Sabina Spielrein in A Dangerous Method (2011), and Anna Karenina in Joe Wright's Anna Karenina (2012). Elizabeth Swann across all five Pirates of the Caribbean films (2003-2017) — the franchise grossed $4.5+ billion worldwide. Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2018) for services to drama and charity. Keira Walsh (born 1997) — English footballer; FIFA Best Award nominee 2023; helped England win the UEFA Women's Euro 2022. Keira Lewis — British footballer. Saint Ciara of Killinaboy* — Irish 7th-century saint.
Featured throughout 2000s-2020s English cinema.
Keira reduces to one — the number of Pride & Prejudice.