Idris - Meaning of Idris

What does Idris mean?

[ 2 syll. i-dris, id-r-is ] The baby boy name Idris is pronounced IHDRihS- †. Idris has its origins in the Welsh language. It is used largely in the Arabic, Urdu, and Welsh languages. The name means 'fiery leader'.

Idris has 12 variations. Variations of Idris include Idrees, Idres, Idress, Idriss, Idrissa, Idrisse, Idriys, Idrîs, Idrys, Idryss, and Idrysse. The contraction Id is another English variation.

See also the related categories, leader (king), fiery (powerful), welsh, and arabic.

Idris is somewhat popular as a baby boy name. The name's popularity has been rising since the 2010s; before that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2018, 0.011% of baby boys were given the name Idris. It had a ranking of #956 then. Out of all boy names in its family, Idris was the most widely used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Idris include Idriss, Idrisse, Idryss, Idrysse, Idrees, Idress, Idriys, Idriz, Idrys, Eadrick, Eadrik, Eadryc, Eadryk, Idrissa, Idres, and Idrîs.

† English pronunciation for Idris: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"



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