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Irene en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /aɪˈɹiːn/
  • (US) audio
  • /aɪˈɹiːni/

Etymology

Borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”), name of a goddess of peace, of early Christian saints, and of an 8th-century Byzantine empress. Doublet of Eirini.

Meanings

  1. (Greek) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.
  2. 14 Irene, a main belt asteroid.
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek, in regular use since the 19th century.
    • Better to consider the love of Irene, the seventh of the sisters, with her most elegant name. 1993, Oscar Hijuelos:, The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien, →ISBN, page 75:
    • "And I have such a horrible name. Think of it... Kate. Who would take Kate on a Moonlight Cruise...or out to the Minstrels at the point. If you ever do find me in the company of a strange young man, call me Irene. Promise me." 1944, A.J.Cronin, The Green Years, Little, Brown, and Company, page 62:
    • But lest I be thought too literall, give me leave to allegorize upon this Irene. Her name is a Greek name, Εἰρήνη, it signifies peace; we must not dote upon our Irene, our private peace, that the publique should suffer for the sake of it. 1653, Jeremiah Burroughs, Irenicum: To the Lovers of Truth & Peace, London: Robert Dawlman, page 267:
  4. A city and town in South Dakota, United States.

Relateds

Santa Irene · irenic

Translations (54)

hu Irénke (female given name) · cs Irena (female given name) · fr Irène (female given name) · et Irene (female given name) · no Irene (female given name) · lt Irena (female given name) · ja アイリーン (female given name) · hu Irén (female given name) · mk Ири́на (female given name) · hi आइरीन (female given name) · mns-nor Аринэ (female given name) · nl Irene (female given name) · gl Irene (female given name) · cmn 艾琳 (female given name) · ko 이레네 (female given name) · pl Irena (female given name) · grc Εἰρήνη (female given name) · fo Irena (female given name) · tr İrini (female given name) · sk Irena (female given name) · ka ირინა (female given name) · mns-nor Уринэ (female given name) · la Irene (female given name) · uk Яри́на (female given name) · sv Irene (female given name) · fi Irene (female given name) · uk Іри́на (female given name) · cmn 司寧星 /司宁星 (Asteroid) · sms Iirâšǩ (female given name) · lv Irēna (female given name) · de Irene (female given name) · es Irene (female given name) · br Eirene (female given name) · hu Jerne (female given name) · pt Irene (female given name) · ro Irina (female given name) · el Ειρήνη (female given name) · cop Ⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ (female given name) · it Irene (Asteroid) · ru Ири́на (female given name) · bg Ири́на (female given name) · sah Оруунэ (female given name) · be Іры́на (female given name) · izh Iro (female given name) · pt Iria (female given name) · it Irene (female given name) · ca Irene (female given name) · ru Айри́н (female given name) · ru Ире́на (Asteroid) · ja エイレーネー (female given name) · hy Իրինա (female given name) · mk Ире́на (female given name) · da Irene (female given name) · bn আইরিন (female given name)