Irene

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɪˈɹiːn/ Rhymes: -iːn === Proper noun === Irene (Greek mythology) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax. (astronomy) 14 Irene, a main belt asteroid. A female given name from Ancient Greek, in regular use since the 19th century. A city and town in South Dakota, United States. ==== Related terms ==== irenic (and its related terms) Santa Irene ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === NEERI, Ierne, ERNIE, Ernie == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Irene, borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”). Also from Irenea. === Proper noun === Irene a female given name (Greek mythology) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ (astronomy) the asteroid 14 Irene === Anagrams === Ernie == Danish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”). === Proper noun === Irene a female given name === References === [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 == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌiˈreː.nə/ Hyphenation: Ire‧ne Rhymes: -eːnə === Proper noun === Irene f a female given name === Anagrams === Ieren == Estonian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”). === Proper noun === Irene a female given name == Finnish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈirene/, [ˈire̞ne̞] Rhymes: -irene Syllabification(key): I‧re‧ne Hyphenation(key): I‧re‧ne === Proper noun === Irene a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Irina ==== Statistics ==== 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 === Eerin == German == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈʁeːnə/ Hyphenation: Ire‧ne === Proper noun === Irene a female given name from Ancient Greek ==== Related terms ==== Irina == Italian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”) /eː.rɛ̌ː.nɛː/. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈrɛ.ne/ Rhymes: -ɛne Hyphenation: I‧rè‧ne === Proper noun === Irene f a female given name === Anagrams === Erine, ernie == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [iːˈreː.neː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iˈrɛː.ne] === Proper noun === Īrēnē f sg (genitive Īrēnēs); first declension Irene (Greek goddess of peace, Latin equivalent: Pax) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē), singular only. === References === “Irene”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Norwegian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”). === Proper noun === Irene a female given name ==== Related terms ==== Eirin, Iren == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: I‧re‧ne === Proper noun === Irene f (plural Irenes) a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Irene ==== Related terms ==== Iria == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈɾene/ [iˈɾe.ne] Rhymes: -ene Syllabification: I‧re‧ne === Proper noun === Irene f a female given name from Ancient Greek == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Irène === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Irene c (genitive Irenes) a female given name === References === 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. === Anagrams === Reine == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Irene, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔajˈɾin/ [ʔaɪ̯ˈɾɪn̪] Rhymes: -in Syllabification: I‧rene === Proper noun === Irene (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔) a female given name from English