Ira

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A captain of King David, a minor figure in the Bible mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26.
• A male given name from Hebrew, mostly of American usage.
• (unincorporated) community Jasper County (county) Iowa (state).
• (unincorporated) community Laclede County (county) Missouri (state).
• town Cayuga County (county) New York (state).
• (unincorporated) community Scurry County (county) Texas (state).
• town Rutland County (county) Vermont (state).
• A female given name from Slavic languages

Origin

• From a Hebrew name עִירָא, from a word meaning "watchful".
• Russian and Czech diminutive of the cognates of Irene.