Irina
Irina |
Pronunciation |
i-re-na |
Gender |
Female |
Origin |
Word/Name |
Russian
Romanian
Greek |
Meaning |
Peace |
Other names |
Related names |
Irene
Arina |
Irina is a Slavic feminine given name, meaning peace (from ancient Greek εἰρήνη).
Variant forms include Iryna and Arina.
People named Irina
- Irina Antonenko, Miss Russia 2010
- Irina Baskakova, Soviet track and field sprinter
- Irina-Camelia Begu, Romanian tennis player
- Irina Bespalova, Russian butterfly swimmer
- Irina Deleanu, Romanian former individual rhythmic gymnast
- Irina Ionesco, French photographer
- Irina Iordachescu, Romanian soprano opera singer
- Irina Khakamada, Russian politician
- Irina Kostyuchenkova, Ukrainian javelin thrower
- Irina Krush, chess player
- Irina Lashko, Russian-born Australian diver
- Irina Lazareanu, Romanian-born Canadian model
- Irina Livezeanu, Romanian-born American historian
- Irina Mikitenko, Kazakhstan-born German long-distance runner, former winner of both the Berlin and London marathons
- Irina Pantaeva, Siberian fashion model and actress
- Irina Podyalovskaya, Soviet middle distance runner
- Irina Press, Soviet 2x Olympic champion (80-m hurdles & pentathlon)
- Irina Rodnina, Soviet figure skater
- Irina Saari, Finnish pop singer
- Irina Sharipova, 1st runner-up at Miss Russia 2010. Contestant of Miss World 2010 and representative of Russia
- Irina Shayk, model originally from Russia
- Irina Slutskaya, Russian world champion figure skater
- Irina Tebenikhina, Russian volleyball player
- Irina Toneva, Russian pop singer
- Irina Ufimtseva, Russian freestyle swimmer
- Irina Voronina, Playboy Playmate originally from Russia
Fictional characters
Geography
- Irina River, a Romanian tributary
- Irina, a village in Andrid Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania
See also
- All pages beginning with "Irina"
- All pages beginning with "Iryna"