First names in Hebrew

First name Kiara: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קיארה

Gematria value: 316

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Kiara is written קיארה

Meaning and origin

What does Kiara mean?

Meaning: "bright, clear"
Origin: Latin

Kiara is a form of Chiara, the Italian name for Clare, from the Latin clarus, “clear, bright, famous”. The spelling with a K spread in the twentieth century. The same Latin word gave “clear”, “clarity” and “clarify”: a name that sheds light.

Gematria

Kiara = 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 Kiara, 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

Kiara, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Kiara in three answers

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

What is the gematria value of Kiara?
Written קיארה, Kiara 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 Kiara mean?
Bright, clear (origin: Latin). Kiara is a form of Chiara, the Italian name for Clare, from the Latin clarus, “clear, bright, famous”. The spelling with a K spread in the twentieth century. The same Latin word gave “clear”, “clarity” and “clarify”: a name that sheds light.