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Etymology 1

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From a Hebrew name עִירָא ('ira), from a word meaning "watchful".

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Proper noun

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Ira

  1. A captain of King David, a minor figure in the Bible mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew, 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.
  3. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Iowa.
  4. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.
  5. A town in Cayuga County, New York.
  6. An unincorporated community in Scurry County, Texas.
  7. A town in Rutland County, Vermont.

Etymology 2

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From the Russian and Czech diminutive of the cognates of Irene.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈirə/

Proper noun

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Ira

  1. A female given name from the Slavic languages

Anagrams

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Estonian

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Proper noun

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Ira (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. a surname

Finnish

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Etymology

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Diminutive of Irina, perhaps through Russian Ира (Ira).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈirɑ/, [ˈirɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -irɑ
  • Syllabification(key): I‧ra

Proper noun

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Ira

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Inflection of Ira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Ira Irat
genitive Iran Irojen
partitive Iraa Iroja
illative Iraan Iroihin
singular plural
nominative Ira Irat
accusative nom. Ira Irat
gen. Iran
genitive Iran Irojen
Irain rare
partitive Iraa Iroja
inessive Irassa Iroissa
elative Irasta Iroista
illative Iraan Iroihin
adessive Iralla Iroilla
ablative Iralta Iroilta
allative Iralle Iroille
essive Irana Iroina
translative Iraksi Iroiksi
abessive Iratta Iroitta
instructive Iroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Ira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Irani Irani
accusative nom. Irani Irani
gen. Irani
genitive Irani Irojeni
Iraini rare
partitive Iraani Irojani
inessive Irassani Iroissani
elative Irastani Iroistani
illative Iraani Iroihini
adessive Irallani Iroillani
ablative Iraltani Iroiltani
allative Iralleni Iroilleni
essive Iranani Iroinani
translative Irakseni Iroikseni
abessive Irattani Iroittani
instructive
comitative Iroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Irasi Irasi
accusative nom. Irasi Irasi
gen. Irasi
genitive Irasi Irojesi
Iraisi rare
partitive Iraasi Irojasi
inessive Irassasi Iroissasi
elative Irastasi Iroistasi
illative Iraasi Iroihisi
adessive Irallasi Iroillasi
ablative Iraltasi Iroiltasi
allative Irallesi Iroillesi
essive Iranasi Iroinasi
translative Iraksesi Iroiksesi
abessive Irattasi Iroittasi
instructive
comitative Iroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Iramme Iramme
accusative nom. Iramme Iramme
gen. Iramme
genitive Iramme Irojemme
Iraimme rare
partitive Iraamme Irojamme
inessive Irassamme Iroissamme
elative Irastamme Iroistamme
illative Iraamme Iroihimme
adessive Irallamme Iroillamme
ablative Iraltamme Iroiltamme
allative Irallemme Iroillemme
essive Iranamme Iroinamme
translative Iraksemme Iroiksemme
abessive Irattamme Iroittamme
instructive
comitative Iroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Iranne Iranne
accusative nom. Iranne Iranne
gen. Iranne
genitive Iranne Irojenne
Irainne rare
partitive Iraanne Irojanne
inessive Irassanne Iroissanne
elative Irastanne Iroistanne
illative Iraanne Iroihinne
adessive Irallanne Iroillanne
ablative Iraltanne Iroiltanne
allative Irallenne Iroillenne
essive Irananne Iroinanne
translative Iraksenne Iroiksenne
abessive Irattanne Iroittanne
instructive
comitative Iroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Iransa Iransa
accusative nom. Iransa Iransa
gen. Iransa
genitive Iransa Irojensa
Irainsa rare
partitive Iraansa Irojaan
Irojansa
inessive Irassaan
Irassansa
Iroissaan
Iroissansa
elative Irastaan
Irastansa
Iroistaan
Iroistansa
illative Iraansa Iroihinsa
adessive Irallaan
Irallansa
Iroillaan
Iroillansa
ablative Iraltaan
Iraltansa
Iroiltaan
Iroiltansa
allative Iralleen
Irallensa
Iroilleen
Iroillensa
essive Iranaan
Iranansa
Iroinaan
Iroinansa
translative Irakseen
Iraksensa
Iroikseen
Iroiksensa
abessive Irattaan
Irattansa
Iroittaan
Iroittansa
instructive
comitative Iroineen
Iroinensa

Statistics

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  • Ira is the 357th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,183 female individuals (and as a middle name to 296 more), and also belongs to 5 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.