First names in Hebrew

First name Ciara: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קיארה

Gematria value: 316

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ciara is written קיארה

Meaning and origin

What does Ciara mean?

Meaning: "dark", from the Irish ciar
Origin: Celtic

Ciara is an Irish name, from the word ciar, “dark, black as jet”. It is the feminine of Ciarán, a very old Irish name. It is pronounced “Kiara”, and an American singer made it famous all over the world.

Gematria

Ciara = 316

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. קיארה has 5 letters:

• קthe letter Kuf100
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total316

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Ciara, from ק to ה:

קוּם הִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּאָרֶץ לְאׇרְכָּהּ וּלְרׇחְבָּהּ כִּי לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה׃

“Rise, walk through the land, its length and its breadth, for to you I will give it.”

Genesis 13:17

The book of your first name

Ciara, in nine pages

• Ciara, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Ciara
• Ciara, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Ciara in three answers

How do you write Ciara in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ciara is written קיארה.

What is the gematria value of Ciara?
Written קיארה, Ciara is worth 316: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Ciara mean?
Dark", from the Irish ciar (origin: Celtic). Ciara is an Irish name, from the word ciar, “dark, black as jet”. It is the feminine of Ciarán, a very old Irish name. It is pronounced “Kiara”, and an American singer made it famous all over the world.