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

Like so many people I spoke to, Ira was exhausted.

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

After Ira Rootman gave Harvard-Westlake the lead in the top of the seventh with a two-out, two-run single, Sierra Canyon loaded the bases with one out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 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

It was a very hot night—Selvam and Ira were sleeping out in the open, in the small square in front of our hut which I had swept and washed with dung that morning.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya