Likely a variant of Kyra/Kira, linked to meanings such as "sun," "throne," or "lady" depending on source tradition.
Khyra is a variant spelling of Kyra or Kira, a name with dual ancient roots that have intertwined across centuries. One lineage traces to the Old Persian Kûrush — the name behind Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire in the sixth century BCE, whose name may derive from a word meaning 'sun' or 'throne.' A feminine form emerged from this root through Greek usage as Kyra, meaning 'mistress' or 'lady,' a title of authority and respect.
A second lineage comes from the Greek word kyrios, 'lord' or 'authority,' through which Kyra developed as a feminine honorific in Byzantine and later Greek Orthodox tradition. Saint Kyra (also called Kyra and Marana) was a fifth-century Syrian Christian ascetic whose life was recorded by the theologian Theodoret of Cyrrhus — one of the early bearers of the name in written Christian hagiography. In the Irish tradition, Ciara (phonetically similar) was a sixth-century saint, and the name's resonance with light, authority, and spiritual grace has made it durable across cultures.
In Russian and Eastern European countries, Kira became popular through the twentieth century, partly through literary characters and partly through the name's clean sound in Slavic phonology. The spelling Khyra adds the 'kh' digraph, common in the romanization of Arabic, Hebrew, and some South Asian languages where it represents a guttural sound, though in this case the pronunciation typically remains identical to Kyra. This spelling choice signals both phonetic personalization and a kind of cross-cultural visual complexity — the name gestures toward Arabic or South Asian traditions while remaining phonologically Western. It occupies the modern naming moment perfectly: rooted in ancient authority, dressed in contemporary inventiveness.