Irene (given name)
 Eirene was the Greek goddess of peace. | |
| Pronunciation | /aɪˈriːn/ eye-REEN; /aɪˈriːni/ eye-REEN-ee |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | peace |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Arina, Eirene, Iren, Irena, Irina, Rina |
Irene (
romanized: Eirḗnē), sometimes written Irini, is derived from εἰρήνη, the Greek word for "peace".[1] Eirene was the Greek goddess of peace.[2] Irene was also the name of an 8th-century Byzantine empress (Irene of Athens), as well as the name of several saints (see Saint Irene
).
Variants
- Arina (Russian)
- Arisha (Russian)
- Eireen (English, Irish)
- Eirena (English)
- Eirene (English, Greek)
- Eirini (Greek)
- Eraina (English)
- Erayna (English)
- Erea (Galicia)
- Erene (English)
- Ereni (Greek)
- Eriny (Greek, similar to the pronunciation of)
- Ira (Russian, Ukrainian)
- Ireen (English)
- Iren (English)
- Irén (Hungarian)
- Slovenian)
- Irene (Dutch, English, Italian, Latvian, Spanish, Portuguese)
- Irène (French)
- Irenea (Spanish)
- Irenka (Czech, Polish, Slovak)
- Iria (Galician, Portuguese)
- Iriana (English)
- Iriana, Irene (Indonesian)
- Iriena (English)
- Irin (English)
- Irina (Bulgarian, Finnish, Romanian, Russian)
- Irine (English)
- Irina (Russian, Romanian)
- Irinka (Russian)
- Irishka (Russian, Ukrainian)
- Irinushka (Russian)
- Irisha (Russian)
- Irja (Finnish)
- Irka (Czech)
- )
- Irynka (Ukrainian)
- Irynochka (Ukrainian)
- Reeni (English)
- Reeny (English)
- Rena (English, Greek)
- Rene (English)
- Reney (English)
- Reni (English)
- Renie (English)
- Rina (Russian)
- Yarina (Russian)
- Yaryna (Ukrainian)
- Yeran (Armenian)
- Yeranouhi (Armenian)
People with the given name
- Irene, baptismal name of Tzitzak (died 750), wife of Byzantine Emperor Constantine V
- Irene of Athens (c. 752 – 803), wife of Byzantine Emperor Leo IV and empress regnant, 797–802
- Irene of Hungary (1088–1134), empress consort of John II Komnenos of the Byzantine Empire
- Irene Angelina (fl. late 1100s)
- Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (1904–1974), later Duchess of Aosta, Queen of Croatia
- Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (born 1942)
- Princess Irene of the Netherlands (born 1939)
- Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (1866–1953)
- Saint Irene (disambiguation), various saints
- Eirene (artist), ancient Greek artist
- Irene (singer) (born 1991), South Korean singer
- Irene Agyepong, Ghanaian public health physician
- Irene Alexander, Australian spiritual director, writer and lecturer
- Irene Kataq Angutitok (1914–1971), Inuit sculptor
- Irene Bedard (born 1967), Native American actress
- Irene Bertschek, German economist
- Irene Borrego (born 2001), Mexican weightlifter
- Irene Bosch, Venezuelan biologist and researcher
- Irene Bridger (21st century), Canadian singer
- Irene Broe (1923–1992), Irish sculptor
- Irene Cara (1959–2022), American singer, songwriter, and actress
- Irene Castle (1893–1969), half of the ballroom dance team of Vernon and Irene Castle
- Irene Charnley (born 1960), South African businesswoman
- Irene Chepet Cheptai (born 1992), Kenyan distance runner
- Irene Dallas (1883–1971), British suffragette
- Irene Diaz, American singer-songwriter
- Irene Dick (born 1949), Curaçaoan politician
- Irene Dölling (born 1942), German sociologist
- Irene Dunne (1898–1990), American actress
- Irene Eastman (1894-1918), American singer
- Irene Edgar (born 1957), Scottish lawn bowler
- Irene Eijs (born 1966), Dutch rower
- Irene Emery (1900–1981), American art historian, scholar, curator, textile anthropologist, sculptor, and modern dancer
- Irini Georgatou(b. 1990), Greek tennis player
- Irini Giannatou(1917–2000), birth name of Greek actress and singer Rena Dor
- Irene Gifford, American politician
- Irene Gilbert (1934–2011), German-American actress
- Irene Gilbert (swimmer) (1903–1988), British swimmer
- Irene Gilbert (fashion designer) (c. 1910 – 1985), Irish fashion designer
- Irene Hays (born 1953/1954), British civil servant and businesswoman
- Irene Haines, American politician and businesswoman from Connecticut
- Irene Hunt, American children's writers
- Irene ʻĪʻī Brown Holloway, Hawaiian philanthropist
- Irene Jacob(born 1966), French-born Swiss actress
- Irène Joliot-Curie (1897–1956), French scientist
- Irini Karra, Greek fashion model
- Eirini Kavarnou, Greek swimmer
- Irene de Kok (born 1963), Dutch judoka
- Irene Lentz (1901–1962), American fashion and film costume designer, known simply as "Irene"
- Irène Lidova, (1907–2002), Russian-French dance critic
- Irene Luxbacher (born 1970), Canadian artist, author and illustrator
- Irene Manjeri, Ugandan pastor
- Irene McAra-McWilliam, British design researcher and Director of the Glasgow School of Art
- Irene Ovonji-Odida (born 1964), Ugandan lawyer, politician, and women's rights activist
- Irene Papas (1929–2022), Greek actress
- Irene Piotrowski (1941–2020), Lithuanian-Canadian athlete
- Irene Pijoan (1953–2004), Swiss-born American painter, sculptor, and educator
- Irini Psyhrami, Greek pop singer
- Irene Rousseau (born 1941), American artist
- Irene Ryan (1902–1973), American actress
- Irene Saez(born 1961), Venezuelan politician and former Miss Universe
- Irene Skliva (born 1978), Miss World 1996
- Iréne Slättengren (born 1952), Swedish equestrian
- Irene Tedrow (1907–1995), American character actress
- Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter
- Irene van Dyk (born 1972), New Zealand netball player
- Irene Vernon (1922–1998), American actress
- Irene Sue Vernon, American professor
- Mother Irini (1936–2006), Egyptian abbess
References
- ISBN 978-1-4153-1626-9.
- ISBN 978-1-4381-2800-9.