Irene

Gender：
Pronounced： [ ie-REEN (English), ie-REE-nee (English), ee-RE-ne (Italian), EE-re-ne (Finnish), ee-RE-nu (German) ]
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Usage：English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (L

Meaning & History：

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.... [more]

Names related to Irene：

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GREEK: Eirene, Irene

BULGARIAN: Irina

CROATIAN: Irena

CZECH: Irena

DANISH: Irene

DUTCH: Irena

ENGLISH: Irene

FINNISH: Irene, Irina

FRENCH: Irène

GALICIAN: Iria

GEORGIAN: Irina, Irine

GERMAN: Irene

GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Eirene, Irene

HUNGARIAN: Irén

IRISH: Eireen

ITALIAN: Irene

LITHUANIAN: Irena

MACEDONIAN: Irina

NORWEGIAN: Irene

POLISH: Irena

PORTUGUESE: Irene, Iria

ROMANIAN: Irina

RUSSIAN: Arina, Irina

SERBIAN: Irena

SLOVENE: Irena

SPANISH: Irene

SWEDISH: Irene

UKRAINIAN: Iryna

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

CROATIAN: Ena

CZECH: Irenka

FINNISH: Arja, Erja, Irja

POLISH: Irenka

RUSSIAN: Arisha, Ira, Irinushka

OTHER FORMS

ENGLISH: Careen, Carreen