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What do you think of Ira? It's short length and ending kind of remind me of Asa. Does it initially sound like a masculine name?
IRA (1)
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, English, Hebrew
Other Scripts: òÄéøÈà (Hebrew)
Pronounced: IE-rə (English) [key]
Means "watchful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this was the name of King David's priest. As an English Christian given name, Ira began to be used after the Protestant Reformation. In the 17th century the Puritans brought it to America, where remained moderately common into the 20th century.
IRA (1)
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, English, Hebrew
Other Scripts: òÄéøÈà (Hebrew)
Pronounced: IE-rə (English) [key]
Means "watchful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this was the name of King David's priest. As an English Christian given name, Ira began to be used after the Protestant Reformation. In the 17th century the Puritans brought it to America, where remained moderately common into the 20th century.
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It's completely masculine to me.
I knew two men named Ira, in the community where I grew up.
I knew two men named Ira, in the community where I grew up.
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I heart Ira
Maybe because it reminds me of the creepy writings of Ira Levin, which brings back fond childhood memories, but I really like it. It's hip and brief and deep, man. It's old school cool for sure.
Maybe because it reminds me of the creepy writings of Ira Levin, which brings back fond childhood memories, but I really like it. It's hip and brief and deep, man. It's old school cool for sure.
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I like it! I think it's very strong, serious, and scholarly. I picture Ira to be an older man in a red smoking jacket, reading in his Victorian armchair by a big fireplace in his dark wooden library/office. Very cool.
In a more modern sense, I do think it has a hipster feel, like Asa.
In a more modern sense, I do think it has a hipster feel, like Asa.
This message was edited 3/5/2010, 3:49 AM
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I actually think it is more of a feminine name. There is a character in a book I love called Ira, a female.
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I find it unsurprising as a male name, probably because of the Gershwin link, but I dislike it for its closeness to 'ire'.
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I think of an older, timid Jewish accountant. But, maybe that's because I'm Jewish and that's all I've ever met.
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Ira sounds very masculine to me. It also gives off a strong, yet intellectual vibe. I like it.
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Ira means angry in Latin.
I kind of like it. It reminds me of a stern little old man.
I kind of like it. It reminds me of a stern little old man.
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I would like it if it didn't remind me of the I.R.A. I much prefer Asa.
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