Etymology

IRA

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Today it means: A captain of King David, a minor figure in the Bible mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26. Full definition →

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Ira · proper noun1

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

Ira · proper noun2

From the Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Czech diminutive of the cognates of Irene.

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