From the Middle Persian Ērič, derived from ēr meaning "an Iranian" or "noble". In Persian traditional history he was the youngest son of Fereydoun and the eponymous hero of the Iranians. Ultimately this name is cognate to Arya 1.
MEANING- { "son of wind-god", a Name of lord Hanuman}. Here ईर means air, wind-god + ज means born Origin - Sanskrit, Indian Usage : Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhala, Hindi, Sikh, Buddhist Hindi : ईरज It has different meaning from Iraaj . Iraaj ( इराज ) means son of Earth or born from water (god of love)