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Ruchel
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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.
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Seraph
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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?
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Maya
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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.
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Ruchel
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Thu, Aug 16 2007, 4:40 pm
because they all contradict each other
and I have to agree with momtomor
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chen
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Thu, Aug 16 2007, 8:17 pm
Supposedly derived from Hebrew Yira (dictionary: watchful) but anyone ever heard of anyone named Yira in hebrew?
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Seraph
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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...
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su7kids
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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.
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shoshb
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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.
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BennysMommy
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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...)
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mimivan
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Fri, Aug 17 2007, 8:05 am
In Latin, it means anger
But I doubt Yidden were thinking of the Latin when they name their kids that.
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Seraph
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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...)
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Raisin
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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!
(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).)
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shoshb
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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.......
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Sharon8310
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Fri, Aug 17 2007, 9:05 am
What about Uncle Sol or Uncle Sid. I have those
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amother
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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!
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amother
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Fri, Aug 17 2007, 10:11 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!
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Ruchel
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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
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chen
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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.
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su7kids
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Fri, Aug 17 2007, 1:31 pm
Anybdy know any "Susan" who is less than about 40?
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Ruchel
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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
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