I'm probably in the minority of this but I like
Ira. He reminds me of the loveable cousin from
Mad About You (is this showing my age?). He wasn't stagnant and flat like some of the characters in that show and he's the only
Ira I've ever heard of ... that I liked. (There was another
Ira from
Little Black Book but the actor who played him was a sleeze. All bug-eyed and what not.)
If I had to choose between
Ariel and
Ira, I would choose
Ira. He sounds so sweet. I've never really thought about using
Ira on a son but he is quite becoming and grows on me better than
Ariel. Unfortunately, I will forever have the movie as an association for a feminine
Ariel.