Ira

¹ American  

[ahy-ruh] / ˈaɪ rə /

noun

1. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”

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IRA ² American  

Or I.R.A.

1. individual retirement account.

2. Irish Republican Army.

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IRA British  

abbreviation

1. Irish Republican Army

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Example Sentences

One day I went to meet a 63-year-old woman who asked that I call her Ira, who said fears of a U.S. invasion keep her up at night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Qatari contracts are usually more rigid, said Ira Joseph, a senior research associate at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Such disruptions can no longer be easily dismissed as one-off issues, says Ira Joseph, a researcher at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Ira Rootman had a sacrifice fly and two more runs were scored after a bunt and bases-loaded walk.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

In the midst of the crush Nathan and I, Nathan holding out his hands to Ira in blessing, she with dark head bent low to receive it.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya