Ira | Imamother

Ruchel

Thu, Aug 16 2007, 4:26 pm

The name seems common among old Jewish American males. What does it mean? It is unheard of in my country. Is this eye-rah or ee-rah ?
I am intrigued.

Seraph

Thu, Aug 16 2007, 4:28 pm

Eye-ra.
Its my uncle's second name.

Why not check it on the sites you seem to frequent so much?

Maya

Thu, Aug 16 2007, 4:36 pm

breslov wrote:

Why not check it on the sites you seem to frequent so much?

Whoa!! What are you so upset about? You seem very defensive.

Ruchel

Thu, Aug 16 2007, 4:40 pm

because they all contradict each other
and I have to agree with momtomor shock

chen

Thu, Aug 16 2007, 8:17 pm

Supposedly derived from Hebrew Yira (dictionary: watchful) but anyone ever heard of anyone named Yira in hebrew?

Seraph

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 2:57 am

momtomor wrote:

breslov wrote:

Why not check it on the sites you seem to frequent so much?

Whoa!! What are you so upset about? You seem very defensive.

Not at all!!
I just meant that it looks like she knows lots of sites that give info on names- maybe these sites would be able to help her!! :-D
Sorry that it came across mean- you can't relaly tell someones tone of voice online...

su7kids

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 3:20 am

Just be careful if you name a child that and live anywhere near England or Ireland, because you'd be spelling the name I-R-A, which means more than the name eye-rah!!!

Happened to a relative of mine.

shoshb

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 6:58 am

It's an "uncle" name. Lots of people have an "Uncle Ira". Like Max, or Milton or Phil.
Seriously, it's just an American English name that was popular in the 30s, 40s,and 50s.

BennysMommy

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 7:44 am

I like the way u put it shoshb. How bout Uncle Urv, Sidney, Berney, or Al? Anyone got any of those? (those are my great uncles...)

mimivan

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 8:05 am

In Latin, it means anger Twisted Evil

But I doubt Yidden were thinking of the Latin when they name their kids that.

Seraph

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 8:07 am

BennysMommy wrote:

I like the way u put it shoshb. How bout Uncle Urv, Sidney, Berney, or Al? Anyone got any of those? (those are my great uncles...)

Grampa Al...
Uncle Merv (Not Urv, but mervin)
Uncle Sonny
Uncle Leo
Uncle Norman...

(My uncle nathan Ira was not born in the 30's, 40's, OR 50's- he was born in the 70's...)

Raisin

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 8:37 am

I'm wondering why this is posted under baby names. When I think of Ira I think of someone who is at least 60 years old! Very Happy

(And su7kids, I believe the IRA have pretty much disbanded. The british Army left Northen Ireland a couple of weeks ago. It is no longer a war zone (officially).)

shoshb

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 8:52 am

breslov wrote:

BennysMommy wrote:

I like the way u put it shoshb. How bout Uncle Urv, Sidney, Berney, or Al? Anyone got any of those? (those are my great uncles...)

Grampa Al...
Uncle Merv (Not Urv, but mervin)
Uncle Sonny
Uncle Leo
Uncle Norman...

(My uncle nathan Ira was not born in the 30's, 40's, OR 50's- he was born in the 70's...)

Those are classic, BennysMommy. Then there's Uncle Irv (short for Irving), Irwin, Mel, Harry, Hymie.......

Sharon8310

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 9:05 am

What about Uncle Sol or Uncle Sid. I have those

amother

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 10:08 am

Can you imagine naming a kid Gerald Phillip?

That's my father's name!!! BH he goes by his Hebrew name - Simcha!

My grandfather was Geoffrey. I was shocked as a kid to hear that the Toys r Us mascot had the same name!

amother

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 10:11 am

Ruchel

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 1:06 pm

I have cousins named Sheldon (Sholom) who is 50ish, Robert Franklin (Reuven) who is a kid, Norman Seymour (Noson Shimon) who is late 50... lol

chen

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 1:27 pm

The pendulum swings this way, and then it swings back. Martha was most fashionable in Mrs. Custis Washington's day, and it's ba-a-a-a-ck. To me a Martha will always be dumpy, frumpy, middle-aged and grey, but tell that to fans of pop singer Martha Wainwright.

Quaint Biblical names are back big time in the nonJewish world. I would like to believe that this reflects a yearning to go back to old-fashioned Biblical values, but the stores, the headlines and the movies tell me otherwise.

su7kids

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 1:31 pm

Anybdy know any "Susan" who is less than about 40?

Ruchel

Fri, Aug 17 2007, 1:33 pm

su7kids wrote:

Anybdy know any "Susan" who is less than about 40?

My neighbour has a baby Suzanne lol