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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "ira"}}
==English==
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===Etymology 1===
From a {{der|en|he|-}} name {{m|he|עִירָא|tr='ira}}, from a word meaning "watchful".

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ˈaɪɹə/|a=GA}}
** {{rhymes|en|aɪɹə|s=2}}
* {{hyphenation|en|I|ra}}

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}

# A captain of King [[David]], a minor figure in the Bible mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26.
#* {{RQ:King James Version|2 Samuel|20|26}}:
#*: And '''Ira''' also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
# {{given name|en|male|from=Hebrew}}, mostly of American usage.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2011|author=w:Ali Smith|title=There but for the|pages=140–141|publisher=Hamish Hamilton|isbn=9780241143407
|passage=So is '''Ira''' Gershwin something to do with the more famous George Gershwin? Caroline says.<br>She was his wife, wasn't she? Jen says coming in with plates balanced on her arm.<br>He was his brother, Mark says. It comes into his head how much Faye loved songs. He had quite forgotten how much.<br>It does sound like a girl's name, though, doesn't it? Caroline is saying.<br>There's no way I'd ever call a daughter that, Hannah says.}}
# {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Jasper County|s/Iowa}}.
# {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Laclede County|s/Missouri}}.
# {{place|en|town|co/Cayuga County|s/New York}}.
# {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Scurry County|s/Texas}}.
# {{place|en|town|co/Rutland County|s/Vermont}}.

===Etymology 2===
From the {{bor|en|ru|-}} and {{bor|en|cs|-}} diminutive of the cognates of [[Irene]].

====Pronunciation====
{{IPA|en|/ˈirə/}}

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{given name|en|female|from=Slavic languages}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=air|IAR|air|'air|AIR|RIA|Ari|ria|rai|ARI|Rai|raï}}

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==Estonian==

===Proper noun===
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# {{surname|et}}

==Finnish==

===Etymology===
Diminutive of {{m|fi|Irina}}, perhaps through {{der|fi|ru|Ира}}.

===Pronunciation===
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===Proper noun===
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# {{given name|fi|female}}

====Declension====
{{fi-decl-kala|Ir|||a}}

====Statistics====
* {{fi-stats-given-name|dvv_20230203|m=5|f=1183|fx=296|ford=357}}