Irene
ee-REE-nee
A classic feminine name meaning “peace.”
Meaning
Irene comes from the Greek name Eirēnē, the personification and goddess of peace. The name was carried into Latin and then used in several European languages, where it kept the same basic sense: peace, harmony, or calm.
Origin
GreekLatinEnglishItalianFrenchfeminine
Fun fact
In the excerpts, Irene is directly linked to the Greek goddess of peace.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.