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Idris¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Welsh Idris.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Welsh, popularized by actor Idris Elba.

Idris²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs).

proper noun

  1. a prophet in Islam; traditionally identified with the biblical Enoch.
  2. A male given name from Arabic. "Where do you keep your cash, bub?" asked Idris hoarsely. His American was better than Hassan's English.
  3. A surname from Arabic

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: general, wipo, driss, kamil, geraint, iorworth, iolo, ivan, ivor, carwyn, rhianwen, dylan, glyndwr, caradog, meilyr, wynne

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MLA

"Idris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/idris. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Idris. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/idris

Chicago

"Idris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/idris.

BibTeX
@misc{idris_2026,
  title = {Idris},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/idris},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}