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Irene

OriginGreek
Meaning"peace"
GenderGirl

About Irene

Variation of Orina

2 syllables.

As of September 2026, Irene ranked #651 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #16 in 1919, Nameberry popularity #124.

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  • Irene Urdangaria­n y Bourbon

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  • Irene Papas

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  • Irene Handl

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  • Irene Ryan (born Jessie Irene Noblett)

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  • Irene Mathyssen

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  • Irene Morgan

    American civil rights activist

  • Emily Irene VanCamp

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  • (Sze) Irene Ng

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Irene in pop culture

  • Irene Adler

    character in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series

  • Irene Heron (pr. Eye

    ree,nee), character in John Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga

  • Irene Cassini

    character in movie "Gattaca"

  • Irene Lorenzo

    character on TV's "All in the Family"

  • Princess Irene

    character in "The Princess and the Goblin" by George MacDonald (pronounced eye,ree,nee in its 1991 film adaptation)

  • Irene Lapham

    character in "The Rise of Silas Lapham" by William Dean Howells

  • Irene

    Queen of Attolia, character in The Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner

  • Irene Denholm

    character in the Harry Potter series

  • Irene Frederick

    character on TV's "Warehouse 13"

  • Irene the Concierge

    character on TV's "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody"

  • Lady Irene

    character in Aphmau's YouTube series

  • "Irene

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  • Goodnight Irene

    American folk song

  • Irene

    main character in The Invisible Library series by Genevieve Cogman

  • Irene Larra Girón

    character on tv series "El Ministerio del Tiempo"

  • Irene P. Waters

    character in the 2000 Jim Carrey movie "Me,Myself & Irene"

Variations & nicknames

  • IrenHungarian
  • YarynaRussian
  • IraRussian
  • IrishaRussian
  • EiriniGreek
  • IrkaCzech
  • EreniGreek
  • JereniRussian
  • IryaRussian
  • IrenaRussian
  • IrenkeHungarian
  • ArinaRussian
  • RinaRussian
  • ArinkaRussian
  • YarinaRussian
  • IrinaRussian
  • IrynaRussian
  • RenaGreek
  • EireneGreek
  • EireenIrish
  • NitsaGreek
  • IriniRussian
  • IrenkaCzech
  • IreneaSpanish

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