Irene
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Irene is a name derived from the Greek
word εἰρήνη (eiréné) meaning "peace
". It may also be spelled or transliterated as "Irini", "Eirene", or "Eirini".
It may refer to:
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Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
word εἰρήνη (eiréné) meaning "peace
Peace
Peace is a state of harmony characterized by the lack of violent conflict. Commonly understood as the absence of hostility, peace also suggests the existence of healthy or newly healed interpersonal or international relationships, prosperity in matters of social or economic welfare, the...
". It may also be spelled or transliterated as "Irini", "Eirene", or "Eirini".
It may refer to:
Mythical figures
- Eirene (Greek goddess)Eirene (Greek goddess)Eirene, or Irene |Pax]]), one of the Horae, was the personification of peace, and was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia, sceptre and a torch or rhyton. She is said sometimes to be the daughter of Zeus and Themis....
, one of the Horae - Eirene (daughter of Poseidon)Eirene (daughter of Poseidon)In Greek mythology, Eirene was a daughter of Poseidon and Melantheia . She gave her name to Eirene, a small island near Crete. The island was later called Anthedonia and Hypereia, but eventually received the name Calauria after Calaurus, who was also a son of Poseidon....
, eponym of an island near Crete
Given name
(see Irene (given name)Irene (given name)
Irene , a veces written Irini, is derived from εἰρήνη - the Greek for "peace". Eirene was the Greek goddess of peace. Irene was also the name of an 8th century Byzantine empress, as well as the name of several saints. Irene was the sixth most popular name for girls in Spain in 2006...
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- Irene, baptismal name of TzitzakTzitzakTzitzak , baptised Irene , was a Khazar princess, the daughter of khagan Bihar who became the first wife of Byzantine Emperor Constantine V .-Empress:...
(died 750), wife of Byzantine Emperor Constantine V - Irene of Athens (c. 752–803), wife of Byzantine Emperor Leo IV and empress regnant, 797-802
- Princess Irene of Greece and DenmarkPrincess Irene of Greece and DenmarkPrincess Irene of Greece and Denmark is the youngest child of King Paul of Greece and his wife Frederika of Hanover. She is the younger sister of Queen Sofía of Spain and of deposed King Constantine II of Greece...
(born 1942) - Princess Irene of the NetherlandsPrincess Irene of the NetherlandsPrincess Irene of the Netherlands is the second child of the late Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.-Childhood and ancestry:thumb|left|215px|Princesses Margriet, Irene, and Beatrix in 1944...
(born 1939)
- One of several people called Saint IreneSaint IreneSaint Irene may refer to:* Irene of Thessalonica, one of the virgin sisters, feast day April 3* Irene of Rome , wife of martyr Saint Castulus, feast day January 22* Irene of Tomar Saint Irene may refer to:* Irene of Thessalonica, one of the virgin sisters, feast day April 3* Irene of Rome (died c....
, including:- Irene of Hungary (died 1134)
- Irene of Rome (died c. 288)
- Irene of Thessalonica (died 304), one of the virgin sisters Agape, Chionia, and IreneAgape, Chionia, and IreneSaints Agape, Chionia, and Irene were three virgin sisters who were martyred for their faith in 304. Their feast day is April 3....
- Irene of Tomar (died c. 653)
- Eirene (artist), ancient Greek artist
- Irene BedardIrene BedardIrene Bedard is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Native American characters in a variety of films. Bedard was born in Anchorage, Alaska...
(born 1967), Native American actress - Irene CaraIrene CaraIrene Cara is an American singer and actress. Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing "Flashdance... What a Feeling." She is also known for her recording of the song "Fame", and she also starred in the 1980 film Fame.She married Hollywood stuntman...
(born 1959), American singer, songwriter, and actress - Irene Castle (1893–1969), ballroom dancer in the team of Vernon and Irene CastleVernon and Irene CastleVernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers of the early 20th century. They are credited with invigorating the popularity of modern dancing. Vernon Castle was born William Vernon Blyth in Norwich, Norfolk, England...
- Irene de KokIrene de KokIrene Margreta Maria de Kok is a retired judoka from the Netherlands, who represented Holland at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain....
(born 1963), Dutch judoka - Irene DunneIrene DunneIrene Dunne was an American film actress and singer of the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. Dunne was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her performances in Cimarron , Theodora Goes Wild , The Awful Truth , Love Affair and I Remember Mama...
(1898–1990), American actress - Irene EijsIrene EijsIrene Elisabeth Maria Eijs is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won a bronze medal in the women's double sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia alongside Eeke van Nes.-References:...
(born 1966), Dutch rower - Irini GeorgatouIrini GeorgatouEirini Georgatou is a Greek tennis player. Her career high singles rank is 193, which she achieved on January 17, 2011. Her career high doubles rank is 171, which she achieved on January 31, 2011. As of October 18, 2010...
, Greek tennis player - Irini Giannatou, birth name of Greek actress and singer Rena Dor
- Irene HuntIrene HuntIrene Hunt was born to Franklin P. and Sarah Land Hunt on May 18, 1907 in Pontiac, Illinois. The family soon moved to Newton, Illinois, but Franklin died when Hunt was only seven, and the family moved again to be close to Hunt's grandparents...
, American children's writers - Irene JacobIrène JacobIrène Marie Jacob is a French-born Swiss actress considered one of the preeminent French actresses of her generation. Jacob gained international recognition and acclaim through her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski, who cast her in the lead role of The Double Life of Véronique...
(born 1966), French-born Swiss actress - Irini KarraIrini KarraEirini Karra is a Greek model who took part in the Miss Star Hellas pageant in April 2006, and represented her country in the Miss World 2006 pageant, held in Warsaw, Poland. She is currently represented by Ace Models and is also well known for her large participation in the IrchaLovesToby...
, Greek fashion model - Eirini KavarnouEirini KavarnouEirini Kavarnou is a Greek swimmer. She competed in the 100 meter Butterfly at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics-References:...
, Greek swimmer - Irene LentzIrene LentzIrene Lentz , also known as Irene, was an American costume designer. Her work as a clothing designer in Los Angeles led to her career as a costume designer for films in the 1930s...
(1900–1962), American clothing designer - Irene PapasIrene PapasIrene Papas is a Greek actress and occasional singer, who has starred in over seventy films in a career spanning more than fifty years.-Life:...
(born 1926 or 1929), Greek actress - Irene PiotrowskiIrene PiotrowskiIrene Piotrowski is a retired female track and field athlete, who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1964 . She claimed the bronze medal in the women's 100 metres at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.-References:*...
(born 1941), Lithuanian-Canadian athlete - Irini Psyhrami, Greek pop singer
- Irene RyanIrene RyanIrene Ryan was an American actress, one of the few entertainers who found success in vaudeville, radio, film, television and Broadway....
(1902–1973), American actress - Irene Saez (born 1961), Venezuelan politician and former Miss Universe
- Irini TerzoglouIrini TerzoglouIrini Terzoglou is a Greek shot putter. Her personal best put is 19.10 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Trikala. This is the current Greek record.-Achievements:-External links:*...
, Greek shot putter - Irene van DykIrene van DykIrene van Dyk, MNZM is one of the world's best-known netball players and the most capped player of all time....
(born 1972), New Zealand netball player
Toponomy
- Irene, GautengIrene, GautengIrene is a small township south of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.-Prehistoric inhabitants:Stone arrowheads and tools, discovered in the Hennops River bed and dating back many years prove that people have been living in the area for a very long time....
, a small town in South Africa - Irene, South DakotaIrene, South DakotaIrene is a city in Clay, Turner, and Yankton counties in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The population was 420 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Irene is located at ....
, a town in South Dakota, USA - Irene, TexasIrene, TexasIrene is an unincorporated community in Hill County, Texas, United States. It is located approximately twelve miles southeast of Hillsboro, near the intersection of FM 308 and FM 1946....
, USA, an unincorporated community - Lake Irene, a small lake in Rocky Mountain National ParkRocky Mountain National ParkRocky Mountain National Park is a national park located in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Colorado.It features majestic mountain views, a variety of wildlife, varied climates and environments—from wooded forests to mountain tundra—and easy access to back-country trails...
, Colorado, USA - Eirini stationEirini stationEirini or Irini station is an ISAP metro station in Ano Maroussi, Greece several kilometres north of Athens and is next to the Olympic Complex. It is marked at the from the starting point in Piraeus. The station is named after the Greek word for peace in which it is the pure symbol of sports and...
, an ISAP metro station in Ano Maroussi, Greece
Weather
- Several tropical storms/hurricanes
- In the Atlantic
- Tropical Storm Irene (1959), caused minor damage to the Florida Panhandle
- Hurricane Irene (1971)Hurricane Irene–OliviaHurricane Irene–Olivia was the first actively tracked tropical cyclone which moved into the eastern Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic basin. It originated as a tropical depression on September 11, 1971, in the tropical Atlantic. The cyclone tracked nearly due westward at a low latitude, passing...
, struck Nicaragua as a Category 1 hurricane, then tracked to the Eastern Pacific Ocean and became Eastern Pacific's hurricane Olivia - Hurricane Irene (1981), Category 3 hurricane; moved across the Atlantic both ways, eventually hitting France as an extratropical storm
- Hurricane Irene (1999)Hurricane Irene (1999)Hurricane Irene was a hurricane that produced somewhat heavy damage across southern Florida during the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. The ninth tropical storm and the sixth hurricane of the season, Irene developed in the western Caribbean Sea on October 13 from a tropical wave. It moved northward,...
, Category 2 hurricane; passed over Cuba and struck Florida, causing $800 million (1999 USD) in damage - Hurricane Irene (2005)Hurricane Irene (2005)Hurricane Irene was a long-lived Cape Verde-type Atlantic hurricane during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm formed near Cape Verde on August 4 and crossed the Atlantic, turning northward around Bermuda before becoming extratropical southeast of Newfoundland. Irene persisted for...
, Category 2 hurricane; did not affect land - Hurricane Irene (2011)Hurricane Irene (2011)Hurricane Irene was a large and powerful Atlantic hurricane that left extensive flood and wind damage along its path through the Caribbean, the United States East Coast and as far north as Atlantic Canada in 2011...
, made landfall on the US East Coast as a Category 1 hurricane.
- Western Pacific
- Tropical Storm Irene (1947)
- In the Atlantic
Chemistry
- Irene, the hydrocarbon C13H18 formed by dehydration of ironeIroneIrones are a group of methylionone odorants used in perfumery, derived from iris oil, e.g. orris root. The most commercially important of these are:* -cis-γ-irone, and* -cis-α-irone...
In film and animations
- IreneIrene (1926 film)Irene is a silent romantic comedy film starring Colleen Moore, and partially shot in Technicolor. It was directed by Alfred E. Green and was based on the play Irene O'Dare written by James Montgomery. As reported in the book and documentary film The Celluloid Closet, actor George K...
, a 1926 film - Irene, a 1940 American film
- Me, Myself & Irene, a 2000 American film
- IreneIrene (2009 film)Irene is a 2009 French drama film directed by Alain Cavalier. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival....
, a 2009 French film - Irene The Robot, a web-based animation from Hiroki Star Productions
In literature
- Irene (play)Irene (play)Irene is a Neoclassical tragedy written between 1726 and 1749 by Samuel Johnson. It has the distinction of being the work Johnson considered his greatest failure. Since his death, the critical consensus has been that he was right to think so....
, a play by Samuel Johnson, written in the 1700's - Irene Redfield, a character in the novel Passing, by Nella LarsenNella LarsenNellallitea 'Nella' Larsen Nellallitea 'Nella' Larsen Nellallitea 'Nella' Larsen (born Nellie Walker (April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964), was an American novelist of the Harlem Renaissance. She published two novels and a few short stories. Though her literary output was scant, what she wrote earned...
- Irene AdlerIrene AdlerIrene Adler is a fictional character featured in the Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published in July 1891...
, a character in the Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandal in Bohemia" - Irene Forsyte, a character in The Forsyte SagaThe Forsyte SagaThe Forsyte Saga is a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921 by John Galsworthy. They chronicle the vicissitudes of the leading members of an upper-middle-class British family, similar to Galsworthy's own...
- Irene Pollock, a character in the 44 Scotland Street44 Scotland Street44 Scotland Street is an episodic novel by Alexander McCall Smith, the author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. The story was first published as a serial in The Scotsman, starting 26 January 2004, every weekday, for six months. The book retains the 100+ short chapters of the original...
series - Irene Van de Kamp, a character in the Good Girls (comics)Good Girls (comics)Good Girls is a 1987–1991 six-issue comic book limited series. It was created by Carol Lay and published by Fantagraphics and then Rip Off Press. The series parodies romance comics.-History:...
series - Destiny (Irene Adler)Destiny (Irene Adler)Destiny is a Marvel Comics fictional character, known as an adversary of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, the character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #141...
, a Marvel Comics character
In music
- "Irene", a song by tobyMac on his album Momentum (TobyMac album)
- Irene (musical)Irene (musical)Irene is a musical with a book by James Montgomery, lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, and music by Harry Tierney.Based on Montgomery's play Irene O'Dare, it is set in New York City's Upper West Side and focuses on immigrant shop assistant Irene O'Dare, who is introduced to Long Island's high society when...
, a 1919 Broadway musical - Irene, a character in the opera TamerlanoTamerlanoTamerlano is an opera in three acts written for the Royal Academy of Music , with music by George Frideric Handel to an Italian text by Nicola Francesco Haym, adapted from Agostin Piovene's Tamerlano together with another libretto entitled Bajazet after Nicolas Pradon's Tamerlan, ou La Mort de...
by Handel - Irene, a character in the opera Bajazet by Vivaldi
- "Goodnight, IreneGoodnight, Irene"Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight," is a 20th century American folk standard, written in 3/4 time, first recorded by American blues musician Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter in 1932....
", an American folk song, first recorded in 1932
In television
- Irene the Concierge, character portrayed by Sharon Jordan on the TV series, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Other
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cultivar - Irene-Wakonda School District in South Dakota (see List of school districts in South Dakota)