Idris (name)

Idris is a Welsh and Arabic (usually masculine) given name, also given as surname. The two names are spelled identically, but 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) by way of Idris Gawr (Idris the Giant).

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.

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 Charles, (born 1947), Welsh language comedian, actor, TV presenter and writer
Idris Elba, OBE (born 1972), English actor, writer, producer, musician, DJ, rapper, and singer
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
Idris mourinho , E-commerce promoter

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 (Also Idris, a brand of Ginger beer, originally made by Howell Idris' company)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
Tariq Mahmood Idris (1970-2017),UK based dental and implant expert,humanitarian

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 Welsh dragon in the animated series 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"..."