Irene (given name)
Irene (), sometimes written Irini, is derived from εἰρήνη, the Greek word for "peace". Eirene was the Greek goddess of peace. 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). Variants Arina (Russian) Arisha (Russian) Eireen (English, Irish) Eirena (English) Eirene (English, Greek) Eirini (Greek) Eraina (English) Erayna (English) Erea (Galicia) Erene (English) Ereni (Greek) Eriny (Greek, similar to the pronunciation of) Ira (Russian, Ukrainian) Ireen (English) Iren (English) Irén (Hungarian) Irena (Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian) Irene (Dutch, English, Italian, Latvian, Spanish, Portuguese) Irène (French) Irenea (Spanish) Irenka (Czech, Polish, Slovak) Iria (Galician, Portuguese) Iriana (English) Iriena (English) Irin (English) Irina (Bulgarian, Finnish, Romanian, Russian) Irine (English) Irina (Russian, Romanian) Irinka (Russian) Irishka (Russian, Ukrainian) Irinushka (Russian) Irisha (Russian) Irja (Finnish) Irka (Czech) Iryna (English, Ukrainian) Irynka (Ukrainian) Irynochka (Ukrainian) Reeni (English) Reeny (English) Rena (English, Greek) Rene (English) Reney (English) Reni (English) Renie (English) Rina (Russian) Yarina (Russian) Yaryna (Ukrainian) Yeran (Armenian) Yeranouhi (Armenian) People with the given name Irene, baptismal name of Tzitzak (died 750), wife of Byzantine Emperor Constantine V Irene of Athens (c. 752