Ira (first name)
Ira is a male and female given name . The male first name occurs predominantly in the USA .
meaning
Ira is a side form of Irene or Irenäus and "peaceful" or "the Friedfertige" means (v. Greek. Εἰρήνη , eirene "peace"; therefore . Lat irenaeus ). Ira is also common as a transcription variant of the name Hera .
A derivation of the meaning of the name from the Latin ira "Zorn" is unlikely because of the eastern church derivation of the name from "Irene".
name day
- January 22 ( Irene of Rome († 288) )
- April 5 ( Irene of Thessaloniki († 304) )
- June 28th ( Irenaeus of Lyon )
- August 9 ( Irene of Byzantium )
- October 20 ( Irene of Portugal )
Well-known namesake
Male
- Ira, court official of King David ( 2 Sam 20.26 EU )
- Ira Coray Abbott (1824–1908), American brevet brigadier general
- Ira Aldridge (1807–1867), African American actor
- Ira Allen (1751–1814), one of the founders of the US state of Vermont
- Ira Berlin (1941–2018), American historian
- Ira B. Bernstein (* 1924), American physicist
- Ira S. Bowen (1898–1973), American astronomer and astrophysicist
- Ira Joy Chase (1834–1895), American politician
- Ira Coleman (* 1956), American jazz bassist
- Ira Clifton Copley (1864–1947), American newspaper publisher and politician
- Russell Ira Crowe (born 1964), Australian-New Zealand actor
- Joseph Ira Dassin, known as Joe Dassin (1938–1980), French chanson singer
- Ira Davenport (1841-1904), American politician
- Ira Davenport (1887–1941), American sprinter and middle distance runner
- Ira Eratus Davenport (1839-1911), American magician, see Davenport Brothers
- Ira W. Drew (1878–1972), American politician
- Ira C. Eaker (1896–1987), United States Air Force general
- Ira Allen Eastman (1809-1881), American politician
- Arthur Ira Garfunkel, known as Art Garfunkel (* 1941), American musician
- Ira Gershwin (1896–1983), American songwriter
- Ira Gitler (1928–2019), American jazz critic, journalist and historian
- Ira Glass (* 1959), American producer, radio and television presenter
- Ira D. Gruber (* 1934), American military historian
- Ira Harris (1802–1875), American lawyer and politician
- Ira Hayes (1923–1955), American soldier
- Ira Sherwin Hazeltine (1821–1899), American politician
- Ira G. Hersey (1858–1943), American politician
- Ira Herskowitz (1946–2003), American geneticist
- Ira Michael Heyman (1930–2011), American law scholar and university professor
- Ira Katznelson (* 1944), American political scientist and historian
- Ira La Rivers (1915–1977), American entomologist and biologist
- Ira Levin (1929–2007), American screenwriter and writer
- Ira Louvin (1924–1965), gospel and country musician, see Louvin Brothers
- Alvin Ira Malnik (* 1932), American lawyer, businessman and entrepreneur
- Ira Morgan (1889–1959), American cameraman
- Ira Murchison (1933–1994), American athlete
- Ira Newborn (* 1949) American film composer
- Ira Pettiford (≈1916–1982), American jazz musician
- Ira Remsen (1846–1927), American chemist
- Ira Rennert (* 1934), American entrepreneur
- Ira E. Rider (1868–1906), American lawyer and politician
- Ira Washington Rubel († 1908), inventor of offset printing
- Ira Sachs (* 1965), American film director
- Ira D. Sankey (1840-1908), American singer and musical director
- Ira Schneider (* 1939), American photographer, video, installation and media artist
- Ira Schulman (1926–2008), American jazz musician and music teacher
- Ira Sullivan (* 1931), American jazz musician and hardbop composer
- Ira Wallach (1913–1995), American author and screenwriter
- Ira Webb (1899–1971), American film producer, director, art director and production designer
- Ira David Wood III (born 1947), American director and actor
- Ira W. Wood (1856–1931), American politician
- Ira William Zartman (* 1932), American conflict researcher
Female
- Ira Atari (* 1977), German musician
- Ira von Fürstenberg (* 1940), actress and jewelry designer
- Ira Losco (* 1981), Maltese singer
- Ira Malaniuk (1919–2009), Austrian opera singer
- Ira May (* 1987), Swiss soul singer
- Ira Mazzoni (* 1960), German art historian, specialist journalist and architecture critic
- Ira von Mellenthin (1964–2004), German journalist, columnist and author
- Ira Oberberg (* 1918), German film editor
- Ira ad Sol, pseudonym of Eleonore Kalkowska (1883–1937), Polish-German writer and actress
- Ira Wilhelm (* 1962), German translator and literary scholar