This name just makes me think of the IRA (Irish Republican Army). Probably not great to call your kid this :)
― Anonymous User 7/23/2020
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As an addition to July 2020 Anon, the IRA was also a propaganda company (not sure how else to describe it). It's not called IRA in Russian, though, it was called Glavset (the acronym would be AII). We do call the Irish Republican Army by the same acronym as English, but it's pronounced a little different and also >99% of Russian people aren't going to think of that if you say the name "Ira".
Ira Losco is a Maltese singer who represented her country in 2002 and 2016 Eurovision with the songs "7th Wonder" (2002) and "Walk On Water" (2016). She was the runner up in 2002. She qualified in 2016 but did not crack the Top 10 in 2016.
Do NOT confuse the masculine form of Ira "EYE ra" with the feminine form "EE ra." They are not related linguistically.Interestingly enough, there is a Welsh name, Eira, pronounced "EYE ra" (or possibly "AY ra" depending on the region in Wales.) This is also not to be confused with any of the above names.
First of all - my name is Ira, and I'm a girl! I think Ira is a masculine name mainly used in the USA. Also, Ira means "Hera" in Greek, who's the mother of all gods in Greek mythology.
Well, actually, Hera is not the mother of all gods in Greek mythology! Apollo and Artemis are children of Leto and Zeus; Dionysus is son of Semele; Hermes of Maia, etc. You seriously should read more and get informed before you comment. Hera is the Queen of the gods, now that's true, but not mother of them all.Anyway, 'Ira' also means warth in Portuguese.