Iria

Gender Feminine
Usage Portuguese, Galician
Pronounced Pron. EE-ryu(Galician)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Possibly a Portuguese and Galician form of Irene. This was the name of a 7th-century saint (also known as Irene) from Tomar in Portugal. This is also the name of an ancient town in Galicia (now a district of Padrón).

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesIrena(Albanian) Eirene, Irene(Ancient Greek) Iryna(Belarusian) Irena, Irina(Bulgarian) Irena, Ena(Croatian) Irena, Irenka(Czech) Irene(Danish) Irene(Dutch) Irene(English) Irina(Estonian) Irene, Irina, Arja, Erja, Irja(Finnish) Irène, Irénée(French) Irina, Irine(Georgian) Irene(German) Eirini, Irini(Greek) Eirene, Irene(Greek Mythology) Irén(Hungarian) Eireen(Irish) Irene(Italian) Irēna, Irīna(Latvian) Irena(Lithuanian) Irina(Macedonian) Irene(Norwegian) Irena, Irenka(Polish) Irina(Romanian) Irina, Arina, Arisha, Ira, Irinushka(Russian) Irena(Serbian) Irena(Slovak) Irena(Slovene) Irene(Spanish) Irene(Swedish) Iryna(Ukrainian)
User SubmissionsIría, Iria

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   youthful   upper class   natural   wholesome   delicate   refined   strange   simple   serious   nerdy  

Categories

ancient place names, ends in -ria, Gundam characters, Path of the Ranger characters, peace, saints, Tales characters, uncertain etymology
Entry updated April 25, 2021