Irene

Irene

Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	peace

Irene (Ειρήνη Eirene), sometimes written Irini, is the Greek for "peace". It may refer to:

• Eirene, one of the Horae

given name

• Eirene (artist), ancient Greek artist
• Tzitzak (died 750), wife of Emperor Constantine V, who was baptized as Irene
• Byzantine Empress Irene (c. 752–803), wife of Emperor Leo IV and empress regnant, 797–802
• One of several people called Saint Irene, including:
  • Irene of Rome (died c. 288)
  • Irene of Tomar (died c. 653)
• Irene Castle (1893–1969), half of the early 20th-century ballroom dancing team of Vernon and Irene Castle
• Irene Lentz (1900–1962), American clothing designer in Los Angeles; costume designer for films in the 1930s
• Irene Ryan (1902–1973), American actress; Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies television show in the 1960s
• Irene Papas (born 1926 or 1929), Greek actress
• Princess Irene of the Netherlands (born 1939), sister of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
• Irene Piotrowski (born 1941), Lithuanian-Canadian athlete
• Irene Cara (born 1959), American singer, Academy Award-winning songwriter and actress of African, Cuban and Puerto Rican descent
• Irene de Kok (born 1963), Dutch judoka
• Irene Eijs (born 1966), Dutch rower
• Irene Jacob (born 1966), French-born Swiss actress
• Irene Bedard (born 1967), Native American (Alaskan: Inupiat Eskimo and Métis) actress best known for her portrayal of Native American characters
• Irene Saez (born 1961), Venezuelan politician and former Miss Universe
• Irene van Dyk (born 1972), successful goal shooter for the New Zealand netball team, the Silver Ferns

toponymy

• Irene, Gauteng, a small town in South Africa

proper names and brands

• Tropical Storm Irene, the name of several of tropical storms
  • Hurricane Irene (2005)
• 14 Irene, an asteroid
• Irene, the hydrocarbon C13 H18 formed by dehydration of Irone
• "Irene", was the go-code for the final stage of Operation Gothic Serpent (Battle of Mogadishu)

in literature and popular culture

• Irene Kendry, fictional character in Passing by Nella Larsen
• Irene Forsyte, fictional character in The Forsyte Saga
• Irene Adler, only woman admired by Sherlock Holmes
• Irene (musical), a Broadway musical that was first produced in 1919
• Irene (film) (1940) was an Oscar-nominated film starring Anna Neagle and Ray Milland.
• "Goodnight, Irene" (sometimes "Irene, Goodnight"), a 20th century American folk music standard
• "Irene", a song on the album Momentum by Christian rapper/singer tobyMac
• Irene (novel), a 1949 novel by Ronald James Marsh.
• Irene (television pilot), a proposed 1981 NBC sitcom (pilot), starring Irene Cara; also featured Kaye Ballard, Theodore Wilson, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Julia Duffy and Michael Winslow
• Irene The Robot is a web-based animation from Hiroki Star Productions
• Irene (band), the name of a 10-member musical group from Sweden