# Ira
## English
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈaɪɹə/
** Rhymes: -aɪɹə
* Hyphenation: I‧ra

#### Proper noun

Ira
* A captain of King David, a minor figure in the Bible mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 20:26::
    And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
* 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.
* An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Iowa.
* An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.
* A town in Cayuga County, New York.
* An unincorporated community in Scurry County, Texas.
* A town in Rutland County, Vermont.

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈirə/

#### Proper noun

Ira
* A female given name from the Slavic languages.

### Anagrams

* IAR, air, 'air, AIR, RIA, Ari, ria, rai, ARI, Rai, raï

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Ira (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
* a surname

## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈirɑ/, [ˈirɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -irɑ
* Hyphenation: I‧ra

### Proper noun

Ira
* a female given name

#### Declension

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

* 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.