Meaning  The name Irene has the following meaning: Peace, in Greek. It was initially very often used in the Roman Empire but only appeared in English-speaking countries in the mid-19th century. After its debut there, the craze for it spread quickly and it rapidly secured its place as one of the most popular names in English-speaking countries.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Irene is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 539 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Irene rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 11 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 626 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Irene in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Irene is pronounced as eye-reen Origins Related names Variants Popular Variants for the name Irene: Eireen (Irish), Eirene (Greek), Eirini (Greek), Ireen, Iren (Hungarian), Irena (Polish), Irenea (Spanish), Irenka (Czech), Iriana, Iriena, Irini (Romanian), Irinia, Irisha, Iryna, Rena (Greek), Rene, Reney, Renie, Yaryna (Russian) Nicknames Common nicknames for the name Irene are: Rene
Style We think the name Irene should fall under the following style category: Classics. See other Classics namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Irene to be: A quiet, funny person who is quick on her feetIn one word, you might describe Irene as a(n) " nimble" person. See other "nimble" names for boys and girls. |
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Meaning of name Irene
