Irene

Meaning

1. (Greek) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.
2. 14 Irene, a main belt asteroid.
3. A female given name from Ancient Greek, in regular use since the 19th century.
4. A city and town in South Dakota, United States.

Synonyms

Eirene

Translations

Irene

Irene

Ειρήνη

Irène

Irene

Irene

Irene

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Irena

Irene

Pax

Irene van Byzantium

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aɪˈɹiːn/

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.