Irene name - Meaning of Irene
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 6
- Usage
- English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized) , Greek Mythology (Latinized)
- Pronounced
- ie-REEN (English) , ie-REE-nee (English) , ee-RE-ne (Italian) , ee-RE-nu (German), IE-reen
- Irene Meaning
- From Greek Ειρηνη (Eirene) , derived from a word meaning "peace". This was the name of the Greek goddess who personified peace, one of the ‘Ωραι (Horai). It was also borne by several early Christian saints. The name was common in the Byzantine Empire, notably being borne by an 8th-century empress, who was the first woman to lead the empire. She originally served as regent for her son, but later had him killed and ruled alone. This name has traditionally been more popular among Eastern Christians. In the English-speaking world it was not regularly used until the 19th century. Irene originates in Greek language and means "woman of peace". In Greek mythology, Irene was the daughter of Zeus and the personification of peace. It is also the name of several saints, as well as the name of several places in the United States. As a feminine given name it has always been more popular in Europe than the United States.
Irene Related Names
Variants: Iria (Portuguese), Irina (Finnish), Eirene (Ancient Greek), Eirene (Greek Mythology), Eireen, Arina, Ireen
Diminutive: Irja (Finnish)
Other Languages: Irina (Bulgarian), Irena, Ena (Croatian), Irena, Irenka (Czech), Irena (Dutch), Irène (French), Iria (Galician), Irina, Irine (Georgian), Irén (Hungarian), Eireen (Irish), Irena (Lithuanian), Irina (Macedonian), Irena, Irenka (Polish), Irina (Romanian), Irina, Arina, Arisha, Ira, Irinushka (Russian), Irena (Serbian), Irena (Slovene), Iryna (Ukrainian)
Irene Celebrities
Irene Dunn - actress, Irene Joliot-Curie - Nobel Chemistry Prize 1935, Irene Kelley - singer, Irene Bedard - actress, Irene Brand - author, Irene Jackson - singer, Irene Carranza - artist, Irene Hueter - mathematician, Irene Allen - writer, Irene Gomez Reina - writer,
