Ira
English
Etymology 1
From a Hebrew name עִירָא ('ira), from a word meaning "watchful".
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaɪɹə/
- Rhymes: -aɪɹə
- Hyphenation: I‧ra
Proper noun
Ira
- A captain of King David, a minor figure in the Bible mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 2 Samuel 20:26::
- And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
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- A male given name, mostly of American usage.
- 2011 Ali Smith, There but for the, Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN, pages 140-141:
- 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.
- 2011 Ali Smith, There but for the, Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN, pages 140-141:
- A town in New York.
- A town in Vermont.
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