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Ira
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Appendix:Variations of "ira"
English
Etymology 1
From a en he - name he עִירָא 'ira, from a word meaning "watchful".
Pronunciation
en /ˈaɪɹə/ GA
en aɪɹə 2
en I ra
Proper noun
A captain of King David, a minor figure in the Bible mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26.
2 Samuel 20 26:
And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
en male Hebrew, mostly of American usage.
en 2011 w:Ali Smith There but for the 140–141 Hamish Hamilton 9780241143407 So is Ira Gershwin something to do with the more famous George Gershwin? Caroline says.She was his wife, wasn't she? Jen says coming in with plates balanced on her arm.He was his brother, Mark says. It comes into his head how much Faye loved songs. He had quite forgotten how much.It does sound like a girl's name, though, doesn't it? Caroline is saying.There's no way I'd ever call a daughter that, Hannah says.
en unincorporated community co/Jasper County s/Iowa.
en unincorporated community co/Laclede County s/Missouri.
en town co/Cayuga County s/New York.
en unincorporated community co/Scurry County s/Texas.
en town co/Rutland County s/Vermont.
Derived terms
en Irasburg
Etymology 2
From the en ru -, en be -, en uk - and en cs - diminutive of the cognates of Irene.
Pronunciation
en /ˈirə/
Proper noun
en female Slavic languages.
Anagrams
en air IAR air 'air AIR RIA Ari ria rai ARI Rai raï
en unisex given names
en Biblical characters
Estonian
Proper noun
et
Finnish
Etymology
Diminutive of fi Irina, perhaps through fi ru Ира.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi female
Declension
Ir a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 5 1185 306 365
References
Old English
Pronunciation
Īra
Proper noun
ang proper noun form Īra
ang Īras gen pl