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Irene
by sambchop
10/4/2011, 8:11 PM
WDYT of Irene? One of my middle names is Irene, but I've always thought that it would make a charming first name. What is your preferred way of pronouncing it? Thank you. :)
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- slgn4
10/6/2011, 3:59 PM
love the name Irene.I also like its meaning too.
In my son's class (3rd grade ) they is a little girl name Irene.

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- Alcyone
10/6/2011, 7:23 AM
It's a beautiful name. It has a sweet, down-to-earth quality, but it also sounds dignified. I pronounce it ie-REEN (the first part like the word "I").

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- Marie (Tawnee)
10/5/2011, 11:32 AM
Not my style. I see it as still pretty dated. I pronounce it eye-REEN.
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- insane romantic
10/5/2011, 8:57 AM
I say "eye-REEN". However I had a French teacher at school who pronounced it "ih-REN" and I think that's much prettier and more feminine. However I don't think that pronounciation would really work in an English-speaking family/comminuity.
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- kelly
10/5/2011, 7:48 AM
I have always heard it pronounced eye REEN. I like it as a middle name. It is a little too dated for a first name imo. I can't picture calling a baby or child Irene, and it doesn't lead itself to good nicknames. I don't like Renie or Ren. Irina is lovely as a first name though.
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- ingo
10/5/2011, 7:42 AM
EYE-reen.I love it :) Irina is nice too (eyeREENuh)x
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- AppalachianPie (MariaNikolaievnaRoma)
10/5/2011, 7:03 AM
Love it!I love Irene. Beautiful name!I like eye-REEN, but I REALLY like eye-REE-nee. Oh, but I like ee-REH-neh.
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- Mareasi (Free_Spirited_Girly)
10/5/2011, 1:03 AM
I quite like it with its retro charm. I wouldn't use it myself but would love to meet a little Irene I pronounce it eye-reen btw
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- Anneza   +1
10/4/2011, 10:52 PM
I like Irene = eye-REE-ni, but the only way to achieve it seems to be spelling it Eirene! I cannot warm up to eye-reen.
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- thetxbelle (guest)
10/4/2011, 11:37 PM
I know a few people named Irene and theyre all nice so it has a good association to me, plus it makes me think of the song Irene, Goodnight, might make a nice middle name :)
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