Ira

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Biblical name. Boys. Looking for thoughts and opinions?

IRA or Drunken Ira Hayes, the whiskey-drinkin' Indian from the Johnny Cash song.

Great song but so sad.

The spelling is a no. What about Eira

Eira is a girl's name.
How about Eli?

I really like it.
I think of Ira Gershwin and Ira Glass.

I know two Ira's and they're both female and English if that matters. The I.R.A connotations puts me off.

Could you find an alternative spelling?

Irah
Ihra
Yra
Eyra
Ayra

Reminds me out the scene in When Harry Met Sally when Harry is singing Surrey With a Fringe On Top without noticing his ex and her new BF have walked in.

Also- IRA. But I'm Irish so it would never be a goer here.

It means wrath in several Mediterranean languages. That, plus IRA, makes me associate the name to violence...

I think of Ira Gershwin. It didn't remind me of the IRA, because I would only pronounce it as IRA if it was in capitals.

Hiram/Hyram.

I thought it was a girls name

How about Ivo?
I think it is pronounced Ee-vo but can be pronounced I-vo.
Ivan?

I'm dutch and still my first thought was the IRA. So You might want to think of something else (unless you agree with what their views and methods were but I guess/hope that is unlikely).

Definitely would drum up IRA connotations in the UK, a bit like calling a child Isis...both legitimate names with unfortunate associations with these acronyms .

I find it really interesting that pp read Ira as a girl's name. It's completely a boy's name to me! Love Ira Glass AND Ira Gerswhin. Good history, that name.

Excuse the weird upper case//typos!

Defo like Asa, although the only Asa I know where its their actual name and not a nickname is a girl? But it's a boys name too isn't it?

What about Asher?

Ezra
Luca
Asa
Asha

Islamic versions:
Aira
Eira

Indian version
Iraa

Asa is definitely a boy's name!

I also think Ira glass, and would never make the IRA connection, and I'm Irish but uncapitalised it wouldn't occur to me. Though my DH has ruled out Saoirse for similar reasons so I understand the concern.

I love Ezra, and Amos, and I also know an Irial (pronounced Ear-ial) which seem similar in style?

Ira seems like an elderly woman's name to me.. very dated and feminine (imo at least). Like pp's suggestions of Ezra, Luca and Asher as alternatives. Ivan would also be lovely. :)

No! The only Ira I know tried to murder his wife, with his mistress!

Ivor!