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Ira

Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Ira: Hebrew Meaning of Ira: "watchful one"
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Now considered more retirement-account acronym than proper name. In the Old Testament, Ira wAs one of King David's priests, and a musical namesake is lyricist Ira Gershwin.

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Ira Gershwin, American lyricist
Ira Glass, host of NPR's "This American Life"
John Ira Shepherd Hanson (b. 2008), 1st child of Zac and Kate Hanson
Ira Hayes, U.S. Marine, immortalized in the iconic photo of the flag raising on Iwo Jima
Ira Aldridge, Shakespearean actor

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Ira Silverberg, father of Norah in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Acronym for Irish Republican Army

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Ira

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Ira: Hebrew Meaning of Ira: "watchful one"
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Ira for a girl. Yes, we consider it a good candidate for a gender switch, in light of tonal similarities with girl's names like Tyra and Keira. Annette Bening and Warren Beatty broke the ice by using this Old Testament male standard as the middle name of their daughter Isabel. Caveat: It does have that retirement fund connection.

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HSH Princess Virginia "Ira" von Fürstenberg, German socialite

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Acronym for Irish Republican Army

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