Iras as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Iras

What is the meaning of the name Iras ?

The baby name Iras is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈaɪrəs/ (EYE-rəs),/ˈiːrəs/ (EE-ras).

Iras is Greek in Origin.

Iras is a rare given name best known from Greco-Roman Egypt: Plutarch names Iras as one of Cleopatra VII’s attendants, a figure later immortalized in Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. The form is Greek, probably a Hellenized rendering of an Egyptian name; its exact etymology is uncertain, though some connect it with the theophoric element Ra. Because the original Egyptian is unsettled, no single, secure literal meaning can be given.

Usage has long been uncommon outside literature. In modern name data it is sometimes read as a variant or elaboration of Ira, or mistaken for Iris; this has encouraged occasional unisex use and multiple cultural readings. Related forms and lookalikes include Ira (Sanskrit “earth; speech”; Hebrew “watchful”) and Iris (Greek “rainbow”), while Irisa emerges as a modern blend. Spelling is typically Iras, and the name retains a succinct, antique character with an Alexandrian aura.

⚙ Iras is a rare name. It doesn't appear in any of the major national birth registries we track; we found only 95 recorded uses across 25 countries. Expect very few children to share this name.