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See also: irene, írene, and Irène

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Proper noun
    • 1.3.1 Related terms
    • 1.3.2 Translations
  • 1.4 Anagrams
• 2 Cebuano
  • 2.1 Etymology
  • 2.2 Proper noun
  • 2.3 Anagrams
• 3 Danish
  • 3.1 Etymology
  • 3.2 Proper noun
  • 3.3 References
• 4 Dutch
  • 4.1 Etymology
  • 4.2 Pronunciation
  • 4.3 Proper noun
  • 4.4 Anagrams
• 5 Estonian
  • 5.1 Etymology
  • 5.2 Proper noun
• 6 Finnish
  • 6.1 Etymology
  • 6.2 Pronunciation
  • 6.3 Proper noun
    • 6.3.1 Declension
    • 6.3.2 Related terms
    • 6.3.3 Statistics
  • 6.4 Anagrams
• 7 German
  • 7.1 Etymology
  • 7.2 Pronunciation
  • 7.3 Proper noun
    • 7.3.1 Related terms
• 8 Italian
  • 8.1 Etymology
  • 8.2 Pronunciation
  • 8.3 Proper noun
  • 8.4 Anagrams
• 9 Latin
  • 9.1 Etymology
  • 9.2 Pronunciation
  • 9.3 Proper noun
    • 9.3.1 Declension
  • 9.4 References
• 10 Norwegian
  • 10.1 Etymology
  • 10.2 Proper noun
    • 10.2.1 Related terms
• 11 Portuguese
  • 11.1 Etymology
  • 11.2 Pronunciation
  • 11.3 Proper noun
    • 11.3.1 Related terms
• 12 Spanish
  • 12.1 Etymology
  • 12.2 Pronunciation
  • 12.3 Proper noun
• 13 Swedish
  • 13.1 Alternative forms
  • 13.2 Etymology
  • 13.3 Pronunciation
  • 13.4 Proper noun
  • 13.5 References
  • 13.6 Anagrams
• 14 Tagalog
  • 14.1 Etymology
  • 14.2 Pronunciation
  • 14.3 Proper noun

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:IreneWikipedia

 

English Wikipedia has an article on:14 IreneWikipedia

 

Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /aɪˈɹiːn/

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• Rhymes: -iːn

Proper noun

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Irene

1. (Greek mythology) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.
2. (astronomy) 14 Irene, a main belt asteroid.
3. A female given name from Ancient Greek, in regular use since the 19th century.
   • 1653, Jeremiah Burroughs, Irenicum: To the Lovers of Truth & Peace, London: Robert Dawlman, page 267: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.
   • 1944, A.J.Cronin, The Green Years, Little, Brown, and Company, page 62:"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."
   • 1993, Oscar Hijuelos:, The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien, →ISBN, page 75:Better to consider the love of Irene, the seventh of the sisters, with her most elegant name.
4. A city and town in South Dakota, United States.

Related terms

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• irenic (and its related terms)
• Santa Irene

Translations

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Belarusian: Іры́на f (Irýna) Bengali: আইরিন (airin) Breton: Eirene Bulgarian: Ири́на f (Irína) Catalan: Irene (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 艾琳 (Àilín) Coptic: Ⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ (Irēnē) Czech: Irena (cs) f Danish: Irene c Dutch: Irene (nl) Estonian: Irene (et) Faroese: Irena f Finnish: Irene (fi) French: Irène (fr) f Galician: Irene (gl) Georgian: ირინა (irina) German: Irene (de) f Greek: Ειρήνη (el) (Eiríni) Ancient: Εἰρήνη f (Eirḗnē) Hungarian: Irén (hu), Irénke (hu), Jerne Ingrian: Iro Italian: Irene (it) f Japanese: アイリーン (Airīn), エイレーネー (Eirēnē) (Eirene) Korean: 이레네 (Irene) Latin: Irene Latvian: Irēna f Lithuanian: Irena (lt) f Macedonian: Ире́на f (Iréna), Ири́на f (Irína) Mansi: Northern Mansi: Уринэ (Urinè), Аринэ (Arinè) Norwegian: Irene (no) Polish: Irena (pl) f Portuguese: Irene (pt), Iria Romanian: Irina f Russian: Ири́на (ru) f (Irína), Айри́н (ru) f (Ajrín) (transliteration) Skolt Sami: Iirâšǩ Slovak: Irena f Spanish: Irene (es) f Swedish: Irene (sv) c Ukrainian: Іри́на (uk) f (Irýna), Яри́на (uk) f (Jarýna) Yakut: Оруунэ (Oruune)

Asteroid

Chinese: Mandarin: 司寧星 / 司宁星 (Sīníngxīng) Italian: Irene (it) Russian: Ире́на (ru) f (Iréna)

Anagrams

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• NEERI, Ierne, ERNIE, Ernie

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English Irene, borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”). Also from Irenea.

Proper noun

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Irene

1. a female given name
   • 2014 December 2, Ugdol, Jojo, “Naghikog Tungod sa P10”, in Banat News:Sumala pa ni Bacusmo, gikatahong nagkalalis si Nudalo ug kapuyo niini nga si Irene Tamang sa dihang padung na untang motrabaho sa siyudad sa Sugbo ang lalaki.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
2. (Greek mythology) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ
3. (astronomy) the asteroid 14 Irene

Anagrams

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• Ernie

Danish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”).

Proper noun

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Irene

1. a female given name

References

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• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 24 029 females with the given name Irene have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˌiˈreː.nə/

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• Hyphenation: Ire‧ne
• Rhymes: -eːnə

Proper noun

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Irene f

1. a female given name

Anagrams

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• Ieren

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”).

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Irene

1. a female given name

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈirene/, [ˈire̞ne̞]
• Rhymes: -irene
• Syllabification(key): I‧re‧ne
• Hyphenation(key): I‧re‧ne

Proper noun

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Irene

1. a female given name
   • 1978, Tuovi Saarenpää, Kihlat, Weilin + Göös, →ISBN, page 69:Jo lapsuudessa he olivat olleet erilaisia, ei olisi sisaruksiksi uskonut. Ja oli kuin äitikin olisi vaistonnut ja tajunnut sen heti alusta alkaen, kun antoi heille, sisaruksille, niin erilaiset nimet. Mikä nyt olisi ollut tavallisempi nimi kuin Elvi? Vaikka eihän se ollut nykyään enää tavallinenkaan, vanhanaikainen se oli, ei sellaista nimeä tavannut enää juuri kellään. Kun taas Irene―sehän soinnahti heti niin hienosti. Eräällä prinsessallakin taisi olla sellainen nimi. Ja Irene oli aina ollut nimensä mittainen.Already in childhood they had been different, and one would be hard-pressed to believe they were siblings. The mother had already realized it and given them, the siblings, so different names. What could have been a more mundane name than Elvi? Even if it wasn't mundane anymore, it was old-fashioned, a name nobody had anymore, while Irene―had such a pleasant ring. A certain princess had such a name, perhaps. Irene had always been worthy of her name.
   • 1984, Veronica Pimenoff, Loistava Helena, Tammi, →ISBN, page 280:Tytär oli nimetön. Helena ei ollut halunnut valita nimeä etukäteen jostakin luettelosta. Hän oli ajatellut että kunhan hän näkee lapsen, hän tietää mikä sen nimi on. Ei hän tiennyt, mikään nimi ei tuntunut sille sopivalta. Sampo oli ehdottanut Ireneä tytön nimeksi enemmän sen merkityksen kuin äänneasun vuoksi. Helena toisti nyt tämän nimen ääneen kuin sovittaakseen sitä lapselle mutta ei tuo tuntunut sopivan.The daughter was yet unnamed. Helena didn't want to pick a name from a list in advance. She had thought that whenever she saw the child, she will know what the correct name will be. But she didn't. No name seemed correct. Sampo had suggested Irene as the name more due to what it meant than how it sounded. Helena kept repeating the name out loud as if to see if it would fit, but it did not seem to.

Declension

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Inflection of Irene (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Irene	Irenet
genitive		Irenen	Irenejen
partitive		Ireneä	Irenejä
illative		Ireneen	Ireneihin
singular	plural
nominative		Irene	Irenet
accusative	nom.	Irene	Irenet
	gen.	Irenen
genitive		Irenen	IrenejenIreneinrare
partitive		Ireneä	Irenejä
inessive		Irenessä	Ireneissä
elative		Irenestä	Ireneistä
illative		Ireneen	Ireneihin
adessive		Irenellä	Ireneillä
ablative		Ireneltä	Ireneiltä
allative		Irenelle	Ireneille
essive		Irenenä	Ireneinä
translative		Ireneksi	Ireneiksi
abessive		Irenettä	Ireneittä
instructive		—	Irenein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Irene (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ireneni Ireneni accusative nom. Ireneni Ireneni gen. Ireneni genitive Ireneni IrenejeniIreneinirare partitive Ireneäni Irenejäni inessive Irenessäni Ireneissäni elative Irenestäni Ireneistäni illative Ireneeni Ireneihini adessive Irenelläni Ireneilläni ablative Ireneltäni Ireneiltäni allative Irenelleni Ireneilleni essive Irenenäni Ireneinäni translative Irenekseni Ireneikseni abessive Irenettäni Ireneittäni instructive — — comitative — Ireneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Irenesi Irenesi accusative nom. Irenesi Irenesi gen. Irenesi genitive Irenesi IrenejesiIreneisirare partitive Ireneäsi Irenejäsi inessive Irenessäsi Ireneissäsi elative Irenestäsi Ireneistäsi illative Ireneesi Ireneihisi adessive Irenelläsi Ireneilläsi ablative Ireneltäsi Ireneiltäsi allative Irenellesi Ireneillesi essive Irenenäsi Ireneinäsi translative Ireneksesi Ireneiksesi abessive Irenettäsi Ireneittäsi instructive — — comitative — Ireneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Irenemme Irenemme accusative nom. Irenemme Irenemme gen. Irenemme genitive Irenemme IrenejemmeIreneimmerare partitive Ireneämme Irenejämme inessive Irenessämme Ireneissämme elative Irenestämme Ireneistämme illative Ireneemme Ireneihimme adessive Irenellämme Ireneillämme ablative Ireneltämme Ireneiltämme allative Irenellemme Ireneillemme essive Irenenämme Ireneinämme translative Ireneksemme Ireneiksemme abessive Irenettämme Ireneittämme instructive — — comitative — Ireneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Irenenne Irenenne accusative nom. Irenenne Irenenne gen. Irenenne genitive Irenenne IrenejenneIreneinnerare partitive Ireneänne Irenejänne inessive Irenessänne Ireneissänne elative Irenestänne Ireneistänne illative Ireneenne Ireneihinne adessive Irenellänne Ireneillänne ablative Ireneltänne Ireneiltänne allative Irenellenne Ireneillenne essive Irenenänne Ireneinänne translative Ireneksenne Ireneiksenne abessive Irenettänne Ireneittänne instructive — — comitative — Ireneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Irenensä Irenensä accusative nom. Irenensä Irenensä gen. Irenensä genitive Irenensä IrenejensäIreneinsärare partitive IreneäänIreneänsä IrenejäänIrenejänsä inessive IrenessäänIrenessänsä IreneissäänIreneissänsä elative IrenestäänIrenestänsä IreneistäänIreneistänsä illative Ireneensä Ireneihinsä adessive IrenelläänIrenellänsä IreneilläänIreneillänsä ablative IreneltäänIreneltänsä IreneiltäänIreneiltänsä allative IrenelleenIrenellensä IreneilleenIreneillensä essive IrenenäänIrenenänsä IreneinäänIreneinänsä translative IrenekseenIreneksensä IreneikseenIreneiksensä abessive IrenettäänIrenettänsä IreneittäänIreneittänsä instructive — — comitative — IreneineenIreneinensä

Related terms

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• Irina

Statistics

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• Irene is the 235th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,373 female individuals (and as a middle name to 19,044 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

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• Eerin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /iˈʁeːnə/
• Hyphenation: Ire‧ne

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

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Irene

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek

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• Irina

Italian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”) /eː.rɛ̌ː.nɛː/.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /iˈrɛ.ne/
• Rhymes: -ɛne
• Hyphenation: I‧rè‧ne

Proper noun

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Irene f

1. a female given name

Anagrams

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• Erine, ernie

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē).

Pronunciation

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• (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [iːˈreː.neː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iˈrɛː.ne]

Proper noun

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Īrēnē f sg (genitive Īrēnēs); first declension

1. Irene (Greek goddess of peace, Latin equivalent: Pax)

Declension

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First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē), singular only.

singular
nominative	Īrēnē
genitive	Īrēnēs
dative	Īrēnae
accusative	Īrēnēn
ablative	Īrēnē
vocative	Īrēnē

References

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• “Irene”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”).

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Irene

1. a female given name

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• Eirin, Iren

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē).

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• (Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈɾe.ni/

• (Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈɾe.ni/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈɾe.ne/

• (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈɾɛ.nɨ/

• Hyphenation: I‧re‧ne

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Irene f (plural Irenes)

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Irene

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• Iria

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /iˈɾene/ [iˈɾe.ne]
• Rhymes: -ene
• Syllabification: I‧re‧ne

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Irene f

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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• Irène

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”).

Pronunciation

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Irene c (genitive Irenes)

1. a female given name

References

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• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [2] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 47 739 females with the given name Irene living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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• Reine

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Irene, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē).

Pronunciation

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• (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔajˈɾin/ [ʔaɪ̯ˈɾɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: I‧rene

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Irene (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a female given name from English

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