Eirene

Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Εἰρήνη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /eː.rɛ̌ː.nɛː/(Classical Greek) /aɪ.ˈɹiː.ni/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Ancient Greek form of Irene.

Related Names

Rooteirene
Masculine FormsEirenaios, Irenaeus, Ireneus(Ancient Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesIrena(Albanian) Iryna(Belarusian) Irena, Irina(Bulgarian) Irena, Ena(Croatian) Irena, Irenka(Czech) Irene(Danish) Irene(Dutch) Irene, Eireen(English) Irina(Estonian) Irene, Irina, Arja, Erja, Irja(Finnish) Irène, Irénée(French) Iria(Galician) Irina, Irine(Georgian) Irene(German) Eirini, Irini(Greek) Irén(Hungarian) Irene(Italian) Irēna, Irīna(Latvian) Irena(Lithuanian) Irina(Macedonian) Irene(Norwegian) Irena, Irenka(Polish) Irene, Iria(Portuguese) Irina(Romanian) Irina, Arina, Arisha, Ira, Irinushka(Russian) Irena(Serbian) Irena(Slovak) Irena(Slovene) Irene(Spanish) Irene(Swedish) Iryna(Ukrainian)

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Greece: May 5

Categories

Ancient Greek words, artists, Dragalia Lost characters, educators, fashion designers, goddesses, moons, moons of Jupiter, mythology, painters, Path to Nowhere characters, peace, personifications, printmakers

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Εἰρήνη.
Entry updated October 6, 2024