Cool Name of the Week: Keira

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Actress Keira Knightley tied the knot over the weekend, with musician James Righton—and wore the most divine short little wedding dress (take a look!). While I liked her in Pirates of the Caribbean, her short vignette in Love Actually, as the newlywed who is the object of affection for the best friend of her husband. (The best friend was played by Andrew Lincoln, who's now more famous for his role as Rick Grimes, the leader of the Walking Dead survivors.)

Keira's a lovely Gaelic name, a variant on Ciara, and the name of a 7th century saint. It means "dark-haired," and it's held relatively steady in the top 200 for the past seven years.

It goes beautifully with Claire, Belle, Jane and Maeve—though Keira Knightley has the longer Christina as a middle name. And it'd work wonderfully with a sibling set that includes some of the other Celtic classics, including brothers with names like Liam, Aidan or Gavin.

What do you think of the name Keira? Is it a name you'd consider for your daughter?

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Photo: Pregnant woman via Ronald Summers/Shutterstock.com

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