Given name

Jíra

Jíra is a masculine given name. It is used in Czech.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Jíra is a diminutive of Jiří. Jiří comes from Old Czech, and ultimately from Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Czech usage, Jíra is a diminutive of Jiří.

Jíra’s family of names

In Czech usage, Jíra is a diminutive of Jiří. In Czech usage, Jíra has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jorge. In Czech usage, Jíra has a conventional equivalent in the German form Georg.

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Around the world

Jíra has relatives in 3 languages.

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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