Irene

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:

Contents 1 Mythical figures 2 People 2.1 Given name 3 Toponomy 4 Weather 5 Astronomy 6 Chemistry 7 Literature and popular culture 7.1 In film and animations 7.2 In literature 7.3 In music 7.4 In television 8 Ships 9 Other 10 See also

Mythical figures

• Eirene (Greek goddess), one of the Horae
• Eirene (daughter of Poseidon), eponym of an island near Crete

People

Given name

(see Irene (given name))

• Irene, baptismal name of Tzitzak (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 Denmark (born 1942)
• Princess Irene of the Netherlands (born 1939)

• One of several people called Saint Irene, 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 Irene
  • Irene of Tomar (died c. 653)

• Eirene (artist), ancient Greek artist
• Irene Bedard (born 1967), Native American actress
• Irene Cara (born 1959), American singer, songwriter, and actress
• Irene Castle (1893–1969), ballroom dancer in the team of Vernon and Irene Castle
• Irene de Kok (born 1963), Dutch judoka
• Irene Dunne (1898–1990), American actress
• Irene Eijs (born 1966), Dutch rower
• Irini Georgatou, Greek tennis player
• Irini Giannatou, birth name of Greek actress and singer Rena Dor
• Irene Hunt, American children's writers
• Irene Jacob (born 1966), French-born Swiss actress
• Irini Karra, Greek fashion model
• Eirini Kavarnou, Greek swimmer
• Irene Lentz (1900–1962), American clothing designer
• Irene Papas (born 1926 or 1929), Greek actress
• Irene Piotrowski (born 1941), Lithuanian-Canadian athlete
• Irini Psyhrami, Greek pop singer
• Irene Ryan (1902–1973), American actress
• Irene Saez (born 1961), Venezuelan politician and former Miss Universe
• Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter
• Irene van Dyk (born 1972), New Zealand netball player

Toponomy

• Irene, Gauteng, a small town in South Africa
• Irene, South Dakota, a town in South Dakota, USA
• Irene, Texas, USA, an unincorporated community
• Lake Irene, a small lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA
• Eirini station, 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), 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), Category 2 hurricane; passed over Cuba and struck Florida, causing $800 million (1999 USD) in damage
    • Hurricane Irene (2005), Category 2 hurricane; did not affect land
    • Hurricane Irene (2011), made landfall on the US East Coast as a Category 1 hurricane.
  • Western Pacific
    • Tropical Storm Irene (1947)

Astronomy

• 14 Irene, an asteroid

Chemistry

• Irene, the hydrocarbon C₁₃H₁₈ formed by dehydration of irone

Literature and popular culture

In film and animations

• Irene, a 1926 film
• Irene, a 1940 American film
• Me, Myself & Irene, a 2000 American film
• Irene, a 2009 French film
• Irene The Robot, a web-based animation from Hiroki Star Productions

In literature

• Irene (play), a play by Samuel Johnson, written in the 1700's
• Irene Redfield, a character in the novel Passing, by Nella Larsen
• Irene Adler, a character in the Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandal in Bohemia"
• Irene Forsyte, a character in The Forsyte Saga
• Irene Pollock, a character in the 44 Scotland Street series
• Irene Van de Kamp, a character in the Good Girls (comics) series
• Destiny (Irene Adler), a Marvel Comics character

In music

• "Irene", a song by tobyMac on his album Momentum (TobyMac album)
• Irene (musical), a 1919 Broadway musical
• Irene, a character in the opera Tamerlano by Handel
• Irene, a character in the opera Bajazet by Vivaldi
• "Goodnight, Irene", 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

Ships

• MV Eirini, a British refrigerated cargo liner in service 1961-70

Other

• a rosemary cultivar
• Irene-Wakonda School District in South Dakota (see List of school districts in South Dakota)

See also

• Irina

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