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Irene is a name derived from εἰρήνη (eirēnē), the Greek for «peace».
Irene, and related names, may refer to:
- Irene (given name)
Places[edit]
- Irene, Gauteng, South Africa
- Irene, South Dakota, United States
- Irene, Texas, United States
- Irene, West Virginia, United States
- Irene Lake, Quebec, Canada
- Lake Irene, a small lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, United States
- Lake Irene, a lake in Minnesota, United States
- Irene River (Opawica River tributary), a tributary of the Opawica River in Quebec, Canada
- Irene River (New Zealand), a river of New Zealand
- Eirini metro station, an Athens metro station in Ano Maroussi, Greece
Storms and hurricanes[edit]
- Tropical Storm Irene (1947)
- Tropical Storm Irene (1959)
- Hurricane Irene–Olivia (1971)
- Hurricane Irene (1981), part of the 1981 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Irene (1999)
- Hurricane Irene (2005)
- Hurricane Irene (2011)
Arts and entertainment[edit]
Films and anime[edit]
- Irene (1926 film), an American silent film
- Irene (1940 film), an American film
- Irene (2002 film), a French film
- Irene (2009 film), a French film
- Irina Jelavić, a character in the manga and anime Assassination Classroom
- Eirene, a character in the anime SoltyRei
- Irene, the female protagonist of the 2011 movie Drive
- Irene Belserion, a character in the manga Fairy Tail
- Irene Moffat, a character in the 1987 American fantasy comedy movie Harry and the Hendersons
Literature[edit]
- Irene (play), a play written by Samuel Johnson between 1726 and 1749
- Irène (tragedy), a 1778 play by Voltaire
- «Irene», an 1831 poem by Edgar Allan Poe, also known as «The Sleeper»
- Irene Adler, a character in the Sherlock Holmes story «A Scandal in Bohemia»
- Destiny (Irene Adler), a Marvel Comics character
- Irene Redfield, a character in the novel Passing, by Nella Larsen
- Irene Forsyte, a character in The Forsyte Saga
- Irene Pollock, a character in the 44 Scotland Street series
- Irene Van de Kamp, a character in the Good Girls (comics) series
- Irene Kennedy, a character in multiple Mitch Rapp novels by Vince Flynn
- Princess Irene, the heroine of The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
- The eponymous protagonist of Irene Iddesleigh by Amanda McKittrick Ros
Music[edit]
- Irene (musical), a 1919 Broadway musical
- Irene, a character in the opera Tamerlano by Handel
- Irene, a character in the opera Bajazet by Vivaldi
- «Irene», a song by Beach House on the 2012 album Bloom
- «Irene», a song by Mike Oldfield on the 2014 album Man on the Rocks
- «Irene», a song by tobyMac on the 2001 album Momentum
Television[edit]
- Irene the Concierge, a character in the TV series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
- Irene Frederic, a character in the series Warehouse 13
Ships[edit]
- Irene (ketch), a 1907 sailing ship
- Irene (sternwheeler), a 1900s steamboat of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet
- Irene-class cruiser, of the German Imperial Navy
- SMS Irene, a German protected cruiser in service from 1887 to 1921
- HMS Princess Irene
- MV Eirini, a British refrigerated cargo liner in service from 1961 to 1970
- MV Irene, a Greek-owned freighter
- MV Irene SL, a Greek-owned supertanker
- TSS Irene (1885), a steam turbine cargo vessel in service from 1885 to 1906
Other uses[edit]
- Irene (singer), the stage name of Red Velvet’s Bae Joo-hyun
- Irene (costume designer), American fashion designer and costume designer
- IRENE (technology), an optical method for playing sound recordings
- 14 Irene, an asteroid
- Irene, in chemistry the hydrocarbon (CH3)4C10H8 formed by dehydration of irone
- A rosemary cultivar
- A brand name of desipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant
See also[edit]
- Eirene (disambiguation)
- Irina (disambiguation)
- Irena (disambiguation)
- Iren (disambiguation)
Look up Irene in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Irene is a name derived from εἰρήνη (eirēnē), the Greek for «peace».
Irene, and related names, may refer to:
- Irene (given name)
Places[edit]
- Irene, Gauteng, South Africa
- Irene, South Dakota, United States
- Irene, Texas, United States
- Irene, West Virginia, United States
- Irene Lake, Quebec, Canada
- Lake Irene, a small lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, United States
- Lake Irene, a lake in Minnesota, United States
- Irene River (Opawica River tributary), a tributary of the Opawica River in Quebec, Canada
- Irene River (New Zealand), a river of New Zealand
- Eirini metro station, an Athens metro station in Ano Maroussi, Greece
Storms and hurricanes[edit]
- Tropical Storm Irene (1947)
- Tropical Storm Irene (1959)
- Hurricane Irene–Olivia (1971)
- Hurricane Irene (1981), part of the 1981 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Irene (1999)
- Hurricane Irene (2005)
- Hurricane Irene (2011)
Arts and entertainment[edit]
Films and anime[edit]
- Irene (1926 film), an American silent film
- Irene (1940 film), an American film
- Irene (2002 film), a French film
- Irene (2009 film), a French film
- Irina Jelavić, a character in the manga and anime Assassination Classroom
- Eirene, a character in the anime SoltyRei
- Irene, the female protagonist of the 2011 movie Drive
- Irene Belserion, a character in the manga Fairy Tail
- Irene Moffat, a character in the 1987 American fantasy comedy movie Harry and the Hendersons
Literature[edit]
- Irene (play), a play written by Samuel Johnson between 1726 and 1749
- Irène (tragedy), a 1778 play by Voltaire
- «Irene», an 1831 poem by Edgar Allan Poe, also known as «The Sleeper»
- Irene Adler, a character in the Sherlock Holmes story «A Scandal in Bohemia»
- Destiny (Irene Adler), a Marvel Comics character
- Irene Redfield, a character in the novel Passing, by Nella Larsen
- Irene Forsyte, a character in The Forsyte Saga
- Irene Pollock, a character in the 44 Scotland Street series
- Irene Van de Kamp, a character in the Good Girls (comics) series
- Irene Kennedy, a character in multiple Mitch Rapp novels by Vince Flynn
- Princess Irene, the heroine of The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
- The eponymous protagonist of Irene Iddesleigh by Amanda McKittrick Ros
Music[edit]
- Irene (musical), a 1919 Broadway musical
- Irene, a character in the opera Tamerlano by Handel
- Irene, a character in the opera Bajazet by Vivaldi
- «Irene», a song by Beach House on the 2012 album Bloom
- «Irene», a song by Mike Oldfield on the 2014 album Man on the Rocks
- «Irene», a song by tobyMac on the 2001 album Momentum
Television[edit]
- Irene the Concierge, a character in the TV series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
- Irene Frederic, a character in the series Warehouse 13
Ships[edit]
- Irene (ketch), a 1907 sailing ship
- Irene (sternwheeler), a 1900s steamboat of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet
- Irene-class cruiser, of the German Imperial Navy
- SMS Irene, a German protected cruiser in service from 1887 to 1921
- HMS Princess Irene
- MV Eirini, a British refrigerated cargo liner in service from 1961 to 1970
- MV Irene, a Greek-owned freighter
- MV Irene SL, a Greek-owned supertanker
- TSS Irene (1885), a steam turbine cargo vessel in service from 1885 to 1906
Other uses[edit]
- Irene (singer), the stage name of Red Velvet’s Bae Joo-hyun
- Irene (costume designer), American fashion designer and costume designer
- IRENE (technology), an optical method for playing sound recordings
- 14 Irene, an asteroid
- Irene, in chemistry the hydrocarbon (CH3)4C10H8 formed by dehydration of irone
- A rosemary cultivar
- A brand name of desipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant
See also[edit]
- Eirene (disambiguation)
- Irina (disambiguation)
- Irena (disambiguation)
- Iren (disambiguation)
Eirene was the Greek goddess of peace. |
|
Pronunciation | eye-REEN; eye-REEN-ee |
---|---|
Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Greek |
Meaning | peace |
Other names | |
Related names | Arina, Eirene, Iren, Irena, Irina, Rina |
Irene (Greek: Ειρήνη- Eirēnē), 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[edit]
- 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)
- Irena (Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian)
- Irene (Dutch, English, Italian, Latvian, Spanish, Portuguese)
- Irène (French)
- Irenea (Spanish)
- Irenka (Czech, Polish, Slovak)
- Iria (Galician, Portuguese)
- Iriana (English)
- Iriena (English)
- Irin (English)
- Irina (Bulgarian, Finnish, Romanian, Russian)
- Irine (English)
- Irina (Romanian)
- Irinka (Russian)
- Irinushka (Russian)
- Irisha (Russian)
- Irja (Finnish)
- Irka (Czech)
- Iryna (English, 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)
- Iryna (Ukrainian)
- Irynka (Ukrainian)
- Irynochka (Ukrainian)
- Irishka (Russian, Ukrainian)
People with the given name[edit]
- 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 Bedard (born 1967), Native American actress
- 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 Dick (born 1949), Curaçaoan politician
- Irene Dunne (1898–1990), American actress
- 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 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 McAra-McWilliam, British design researcher and Director of the Glasgow School of Art
- Irene Papas (born 1926 or 1929), Greek actress
- Irene Piotrowski (born 1941), Lithuanian-Canadian athlete
- Irene Pijoan (1953–2004), Swiss-born American painter, sculptor, and educator.
- Irini Psyhrami, Greek pop singer
- 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
- Mother Irini (1936–2006), Egyptian Abbess
References[edit]
- ^ Gauche, Isebell (3 February 2012). The A to Z of Names (Revised and Expanded Edition): Discover the promise your name holds!. Struik Christian Media. ISBN 978-1-4153-1626-9.
- ^ Daly, Kathleen N.; Rengel, Marian (2009). Greek and Roman Mythology, A to Z. Infobase Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-4381-2800-9.
Eirene was the Greek goddess of peace. |
|
Pronunciation | eye-REEN; eye-REEN-ee |
---|---|
Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Greek |
Meaning | peace |
Other names | |
Related names | Arina, Eirene, Iren, Irena, Irina, Rina |
Irene (Greek: Ειρήνη- Eirēnē), 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[edit]
- 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)
- Irena (Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian)
- Irene (Dutch, English, Italian, Latvian, Spanish, Portuguese)
- Irène (French)
- Irenea (Spanish)
- Irenka (Czech, Polish, Slovak)
- Iria (Galician, Portuguese)
- Iriana (English)
- Iriena (English)
- Irin (English)
- Irina (Bulgarian, Finnish, Romanian, Russian)
- Irine (English)
- Irina (Romanian)
- Irinka (Russian)
- Irinushka (Russian)
- Irisha (Russian)
- Irja (Finnish)
- Irka (Czech)
- Iryna (English, 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)
- Iryna (Ukrainian)
- Irynka (Ukrainian)
- Irynochka (Ukrainian)
- Irishka (Russian, Ukrainian)
People with the given name[edit]
- 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 Bedard (born 1967), Native American actress
- 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 Dick (born 1949), Curaçaoan politician
- Irene Dunne (1898–1990), American actress
- 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 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 McAra-McWilliam, British design researcher and Director of the Glasgow School of Art
- Irene Papas (born 1926 or 1929), Greek actress
- Irene Piotrowski (born 1941), Lithuanian-Canadian athlete
- Irene Pijoan (1953–2004), Swiss-born American painter, sculptor, and educator.
- Irini Psyhrami, Greek pop singer
- 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
- Mother Irini (1936–2006), Egyptian Abbess
References[edit]
- ^ Gauche, Isebell (3 February 2012). The A to Z of Names (Revised and Expanded Edition): Discover the promise your name holds!. Struik Christian Media. ISBN 978-1-4153-1626-9.
- ^ Daly, Kathleen N.; Rengel, Marian (2009). Greek and Roman Mythology, A to Z. Infobase Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-4381-2800-9.