Irene (given name)

{{Short description|Female given name}}

{{Infobox Given Name Revised

| name = Irene

| image=Eirene Ploutos Glyptothek Munich 219 n4.jpg

| caption=Eirene was the Greek goddess of peace.

| pronunciation={{IPAc-en|aɪ|ˈ|r|iː|n}} {{respell|eye-REEN}}; {{IPAc-en|aɪ|ˈ|r|iː|n|i}} {{respell|eye-REEN-ee}}

| gender = Female

| meaning = Peace

| region =

| origin = Greek

| related names = Arina, Eirene, Iren, Irena, Irina, Rina

| footnotes =

}}

Irene ({{langx|grc|Ειρήνη|Eirḗnē}}), sometimes written Irini, is derived from εἰρήνη, the Greek word for "peace".{{cite book |last1=Gauche |first1=Isebell |title=The A to Z of Names (Revised and Expanded Edition): Discover the Promise Your Name Holds! |date=3 February 2012 |publisher=Struik Christian Media |isbn=978-1-4153-1626-9 |language=en}} Eirene was the Greek goddess of peace.{{cite book |last1=Daly |first1=Kathleen N. |last2=Rengel |first2=Marian |title=Greek and Roman Mythology, A to Z |date=2009 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-1-4381-2800-9 |page=49 |url={{GBurl|id=c7cNB-JaZA8C&|q=eirene+Greek+mythology++goddess+of+peace|pg=PT63}} |language=en}} Irene was also the name of an 8th-century Byzantine empress (Irene of Athens), as well as the name of several saints (see Saint Irene).

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