How Irie Got Her Name
We’ve had several people ask us how Irie got her name and what it means. Irie is a Rastafarian word that means everything’s good, all’s well, no worries. (Irie is actually an acronym for “I Respect I Eternally” but we’ve never heard the full phrase in use in Jamaica.)
And why is Irie named Irie? Just before we adopted her, we finished writing Fodor’s In Focus Jamaica, a guide to the island. Jamaica must have still been on our minds when we picked up this six-month-old girl who was a shy, cautious dog who had been picked up as a stray with mange. We assured her that, from then on out, everything would be irie!
How to Pronounce Irie
Irie is pronounced “eye-ree.
Paris Permenter is the award-winning author of over 30 pet and travel books and 2000 magazine articles for publishers ranging from Reader's Digest to Simon and Schuster. Paris is a certified canine enrichment specialist with a focus on enriching your daily dog walks.
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