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Welsh Pronuciation of Idris

Idris is a Welsh and Arabic (usually masculine) given name, also given as surname, they are spelt identically, however, they are unrelated.

Welsh (Cymraeg): "Ardent lord", from udd (lord, prince) + ris (ardent, enthusiastic, impulsive).^[1] It lends its name to the mountain Cadair Idris (Idris' Chair).

Arabic (إدريس) Idris, the Islamic prophet mentioned in the Qur'an, usually identified with Enoch in the Bible. The original meaning may be "interpreter."^[2] The name Idris means studious, smart, or to learn in Arabic. The prophet Idris in the Islamic religion was a tailor and is believed to be the first person to write. Lastly, He was apparently an astrologer who studied stars

People with the name

Given name

Idris Bitlisi (born c. 1450s), Kurdish religious scholar and Ottoman administrator
Idris Cox (1899–1989), Welsh communist activist and newspaper editor
Idris Davies, (1905–1953), Welsh poet
Idris Elba, OBE (born 1972), English actor
Idris Gawr, "Idris the Giant" (c. 560–c. 632), a king of Meirionnydd in early medieval Wales, traditionally also an astronomer
İdris Güllüce (born 1950), Turkish civil engineer, politician and government minister
Idris Abdul Karim (born 1976), Malaysian footballer
Idris Muhammad (born 1939), American jazz drummer
Idris Rahman (born 1976), English musician
İdris Naim Şahin (born 1956), Turkish politician
Idris Sardi (1938-2013), Indonesian violinist
Idris Seabright, pseudonym of American author Margaret St. Clair (1911–1995)
Idries Shah or Idris Shah (1926–1996), author and teacher in the Sufi tradition
Idris Waziri, Nigerian politician

Royal and political titles

Idris I of Morocco, the first ruler and founder of the Idrisid Dynasty of Morocco.
Idris II of Morocco, the son of Idris I
Idris of Libya (1889–1983), first and only king of Libya
Idris Shah II of Perak (1924–1984), sultan of Perak

Nickname

Joni Hendrawan or Idris, Indonesian member of Jemaah Islamiyah
Howell Idris (1842 – 1925) Welsh politician born Thomas Howell Williams. (Also Idris, a brand of Ginger beer, originally made by Howell Idris' company)

Surname

Damson Idris (born 1991), English actor
Jamal Idris (born 1990), Australian professional rugby league footballer
Kamil Idris, Sudanese international civil servant
Salim Idris (b. 1957), Syrian general
Suhayl Idris (1923–2008), Lebanese novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and translator
Yusuf Idris (1927–1991), Egyptian writer

Fictional characters

Idris, a.k.a. Red Idris, a main character in Jennifer Maiden's third novel in the Play With Knives series, Play With Knives: Three: George and Clare and the Grey Hat Hacker'
Idris, the TARDIS personified in the Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Wife"
Idris, in Mary Shelley's novel The Last Man
Idris the Dragon , a dragon in 'the children's show 'Ivor the Engine
Idris, Father’s name in Welsh TV show satellite city
Idris, an assassin in the mobile MOBA game Vainglory

References

^ http://www.behindthename.com/name/idris-2
^ Encyclopedia of Islam, Juan Eduardo Campo, Infobase Publishing, 2009, pg. 344: "It probably originated as a term in ancient Hebrew for "interpreter"..."

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[1] ttp://www.behindthename.com/name/idris-2

[2] Encyclopedia of Islam, Juan Eduardo Campo, Infobase Publishing, 2009, pg. 344: "It probably originated as a term in ancient Hebrew for "interpreter"..."

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+'''Idris''' is a [[Welsh language|Welsh]] and [[Arabic]] (usually masculine) [[given name]], also given as surname, they are spelt identically, however, they are unrelated.
 '''[[Welsh language|Welsh]]''' (''Cymraeg''): "Ardent lord", from ''udd'' (lord, prince) + ''ris'' (ardent, enthusiastic, impulsive).<ref>http://www.behindthename.com/name/idris-2</ref> It lends its name to the mountain [[Cadair Idris]] (Idris' Chair).