Sira (first name)
Sira is a little common female given name .
Origin and meaning
The first name Sira is common in the Orient , but also in West Africa. The word occurs in many languages and therefore has different meanings.
- Kabyle : Syra 'star'
- Turkish : Sıra 'row', 'order' or 'bench'
- Italian : Sirena (first name) (Greek / Italian ), short form 'Sira'
Accordingly, the Greek mythical creature Siren is named as the origin for Sira.
Well-known namesake
- Syra Marty (stage name) (1921–2011), Swiss dancer
- Sira Rabe (pseudonym), writer
Others
- Zira is also a character in the film The Lion King 2 - Simba's Kingdom as well as in the novel and the film series of the same name, The Planet of the Apes .
Individual evidence
- ↑ PONS.eu: sira
- ^ Friedrich-Wilhelm Weitershaus, The new big name book, Mosaik Verlag, 1992, ISBN 3576105409