Ira (name)
Ira ( or ) is a male and female given name. In Hebrew, the name Ira (עִירָא, Standard Hebrew ʿIra, Tiberian Hebrew ʿÎrâ) means watchful.
In Sanskrit, Ira (ईरा) is the name of the wind-god who is father of the monkey god Hanuman. Ira (इरा) is the daughter of Daksha who was married to the sage Kashyap. Ira is also another name for the goddess Sarasvati, and for Earth in Sanskrit.
In Russia and Finland, Ira is a female given name, which is the short form of the Greek name Eirene. Eirene was a Greek goddess that was the personification of peace, and the name itself means peace. Ira can be a nickname for Ireneo, Irenej, Ireneus, and Irinij.
Ira may refer to:
People
Ira H. Abbott (1906–1988), American aerospace engineer
Ira Aldridge (1807–1867), American actor
Ira Allen (1751–1814), American politician
Ira Angustain (born 1958), American actor
Ira Aten (1862–1953), American sheriff
Ira Babcock (1808–1888), American pioneer
Ira Baldwin (1895–1999), American scientist
Ira Basen (born 1962), Canadian radio producer