Irene

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Irene: Greek Meaning of Irene: "peace" Irene's Popularity in 2012: #655

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Irene, the name of the Greek goddess of peace, was hugely popular in ancient Rome and again a hundred years ago, often pronounced then with three syllables. Nicknames and variations include Renie, Eirena, Eirene, Erena, Erene, Ireen, Iren, Irena, Irenee, Iriana, Iriena, Irin, Irina, Irine, Iryna, Reeni, Reeny, Rena, Rene,Reney, Reni, Renie.

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Famous People Named Irene

Irene Cara, American singer
Irene Dunne, American actress
Dame Irene Vanbrugh, English actress
Irene Vernon, American actress
Irene Bordoni, chanteuse
Irene Urdangarín, daughter of Infanta Cristina of Spain

Pop Culture References for the Name Irene

Goodnight Irene, American folk song
Irene Adler, the only woman Sherlock Holmes came close to loving
Irene, 1940s movie
Irene Lorenzo, character on All in the Family
Irene (In this film pronounced eye-ree-knee), the young princess from the princess and the goblin (1991)
Hurricane Irene (2012)
Irene Heron, character in The Forsyte Saga

Irene's International Variations

Irka, Irenka (Czech) Eirini, Ereni, Rena, Eirene, Nitsa (Greek) Iren, Irenke (Hungarian) Eireen (Irish) Yaryna, Ira, Irisha, Jereni, Irya, Irena, Arina, Rina, Arinka, Yarina, Irina, Iryna, Irini (Russian) Irenea (Spanish)

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