This discussion will be appearing in the Gazette next month, but I wanted to start compiling notes now (while my brain is trying to wrestle with ERISA law concepts during lunch).
Gaelic:
Cera was the name of at least three Irish saints who lived prior to c. 1200 CE. It is registerable as a pre-1200 spelling of the name. The post-1200 spelling is Ceara, which is also registerable as a saint's name.
Ciar is another female Gaelic name with a similar sound, also the name of a saint appearing prior to c. 1200 in Ireland.
Russian:
Kira is found as a female given name in Russian, dated to c. 1202. "Russian Names Database" by Paul Wickenden of Thanet (http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/ka.html)
German:
Kyrra Sranis; Female; Marriage; 02 Jan 1629; Evangelisch, Schotten, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt; Batch: M92548-1
Japanese
NCMJ (1999) lists Kira as a historical surname dated to 1332.
English
Using surname as given name:
John Kyrre
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 24 Dec 1585
Burial Place: Cranbrook
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02880-3
Name: Richard T...Herst
Spouse's Name: Mergery Keyre
Event Date: 13 Aug 1576
Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01834-4
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