Idris is a
Welsh and
Arabicgiven name (usually masculine), also given as surname. The name has two different etymologies.
Welsh: 'Ardent lord', from udd (lord, prince) + ris (ardent, enthusiastic, impulsive).[1] It lends its name to the mountain Cadair Idris ('Idris's Chair') by way of Idris Gawr ('Idris the Giant'). The story of Idris Gawr is believed to have come from the monkish king Idris of Meirionnydd, who was slain in a battle with
Oswald of Northumbria on the
River Severn. This indicates that the name may well have been used in Wales before his final stand in 632.[2]
Arabic (إدريس, also
transliteratedIdrees):
Idris, the Islamic prophet mentioned in the
Qur'an, usually identified with
Enoch in the Bible. The original meaning may be "interpreter."[3] 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.[citation needed]
People with the name
Given name
Idriss Aberkane (born 1986), French professor, author, and entrepreneur of Algerian decent
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"
^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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