Irene
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Εἰρήνη eirēnē "peace", name of a goddess of peace, of early Christian saints, and of an 8th-century Byzantine empress.
Proper noun
- , in regular use since the 19th century.
Quotations
- 1653 Jeremiah Burroughs: Irenicum: To the Lovers of Truth & Peace. London, Robert Dawlman,1653. page 267:
- But lest I be thought too literall, give me leave to allegorize upon this Irene. Her name is a Greek name, Εἰρήνη, it signifies peace; we must not dote upon our Irene, our private peace, that the publique should suffer for the sake of it.
- 1944 A.J.Cronin: The Green Years.Little, Brown, and Company, 1944. page 62:
- "And I have such a horrible name. Think of it... Kate. Who would take Kate on a Moonlight Cruise...or out to the Minstrels at the point. If you ever do find me in the company of a strange young man, call me Irene. Promise me."
- 1993 Oscar Hijuelos: The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien. ISBN 0-14-023028-9 page 75:
- Better to consider the love of Irene, the seventh of the sisters, with her most elegant name.
Proper noun
- , cognate to English Irene.
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Proper noun
- , cognate to English Irene.
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Proper noun
- of origin, cognate to English Irene.