Kyra, my daughter's name, rhymes with Vera or Mira (i.e. Mira Sorvino). (sounds like: Keir-rah).However, your pronunciation is with a long i sound.n the News: Pinky Thakkar (silent h), an engineer from Mumbai, started the Web site www.pronouncenames.com after she moved to San Jose, Calif., and mispronounced the J in San Jose, not giving it the H sound used in Spanish words ...