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Meaning & Origins
Biblical name (meaning ‘watchful’ in Hebrew), borne by a character mentioned very briefly in the Bible, one of the chief officers of King David (2 Samuel 20:26). It was taken up by the Puritans in the 17th century, and is still occasionally used, mainly in the United States. It was famously borne by the lyricist Ira Gershwin (1896–1983).
| 899th in the U.S. for 2011 |
German: topographic name for someone living by a feature so named, from Middle High German himel ‘heaven’ + stein ‘rock’.
| 57,220th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Ir, Iria, Irie, Ire, Iry, Iri, Iree, Iro, Iray, Irey
Himmel, Himmelberger, Himmelberg, Himmelman, Himmelsbach, Himmelreich, Himmelspach, Himmler, Himmer, Himmelfarb
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