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Ira

Ира

A Russian short form of Irina, itself from Greek Eirene, meaning "peace".

Meaning and origin

Ira is the everyday short form Russians use for the given name Irina, in the same way Sasha stands in for Alexander or Nastya for Anastasia.

How to pronounce Ira

RussianEE-ruh /ˈirə/

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