Shira - Meaning of Shira

What does Shira mean?

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[ 2 syll. (s)hi-ra, sh-ira ] The baby girl name Shira is pronounced as -SHIH-RRaa- †. Shira has its origins in the Hebrew language. It is used largely in the English and Hebrew languages. The name means 'singing; poetry'. Its meaning is derived from the word shiyr.

Variations of Shira include Shir (Hebrew), Shiray, Shire, Shiree, Shiri, Shirit, Shirk, and Shyra.

Shirah (variant spelling in English and Hebrew) is another form of Shira.

See also the related categories, english and hebrew.

Shira is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1985 with 0.008% of baby girls being given the name Shira. It had a ranking of #988 then. The baby name has experienced a decline in popularity since then, and is currently of only irregular use. Among all girl names in its family, Shira was nonetheless the most commonly used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Shira include Saaraa, Saghar, Sahar, Sahare, Saharr, Saharre, Saher, Sara, Sarae, Sarai, Saray, Sari, Sarie, Sarrey, Saryu, Saryue, Sasure, Saura, Sauyer, and Sawyar.

† Pronunciation for Shira: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"