Shaira as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shaira

What is the meaning of the name Shaira ?

The baby name Shaira is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHAY-rah (ˈʃeɪrə),SHEE-rah (ˈʃiːrə).

Shaira is in Origin.

Shaira traces to Arabic shāʿira (شاعرة), the feminine form of shāʿir, “poet.” As a given name it carries meanings such as “poetess,” “eloquent,” and “one who composes verse,” and in Urdu and Hindi shayara (شاعرہ) explicitly denotes a female poet. The streamlined spelling Shaira reflects Latinized transliteration that omits the Arabic hamza (’), yielding a soft, fluid sound aligned with its literary associations.

Usage is largely modern: the name appears across Muslim communities in South Asia and the Middle East, and has spread more broadly in the late 20th and 21st centuries, notably in the Philippines and parts of Latin America, where its melody and resemblance to fashionable names boosted appeal. Variants and spellings include Sha’ira, Shaaira, Shaeira, and Shayra; related-by-sound names are Shira (Hebrew, “song”) and Shakira (Arabic, “grateful”). Short forms include Shai and Ira.