Ira

[yvettey]

Do you pronounce Ira 'EYE-rah" or "EE-ruh' (or another way)? And which do you prefer?
If you saw the name would you expect Ira to be a boy or a girl?
Do you like the name Ira?

[liana]

Ira. i like it
its got unique and is short and sweet.
i'd say it like ''EYE-ruh'
to me it sounds like a girls name
only downside- it reminds me of an asian trying to say "Isla" cos they cant say the L sound
apart from that i think its great

[neden]

I would pronounce it eye rah. I think it is a lovely name for both genders but would prefer it on a boy

[thetxbelle]

I say "eye rah" like Ira Hayes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Hayes. It's all male to me, I can't imagine it on a girl but maybe that's because of my association to it.

[agirlinred]

I pronounce it "eye rah." I would think Ira was a boy, as I know it is a male name.

[jersey_gray]

Ira IS a male name and I would pity any girl given the name. I pronounce it eye-ruh.

[frustratedauthor]

I would pronounce it EYE-ruh, and I would expect it to be on a boy. I quite like the name, and it reminds me of the Ballad of Ira Hayes (a song about the person linked by pp).

[yvettey]

Thankyou so much! The majority has said exactly what I wanted to hear!!

[girlmeetsbaby]

I pronounce it and prefer it, Eye-ruh. I would think girl, but have seen some little boy Ira's.

[jeska]

I'd pronounce it EYE-ruh. And it's all boy.