Irene

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Irene is a name derived from εἰρήνη—the Greek for "peace". See Irene (given name).

Irene, Irina, Irini, Eirene, Eireni, or Ireen may refer to: Irene

As a 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)
Saint Irene
Eirene (artist), ancient Greek artist
Irene Bedard (born 1967), Native American actress
Irene Bridger (21st century), Canadian singer
Irene Cara (born 1959), American singer, songwriter, and actress
Irene Charnley (born 1960), South African businesswoman
Irene Castle (1893–1969), half of the ballroom dance 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
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956), French scientist
Irini Karra, Greek fashion model
Eirini Kavarnou, Greek swimmer
Irene Lentz (1900–1962), American clothing designer, better known in Hollywood as "Irene"
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

Irene, Gauteng, a small town in South Africa
Irene, South Dakota, United States, a town
Irene, Texas, United States, an unincorporated community
Irene, West Virginia
Lake Irene, a small lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, United States
Eirini station, an ISAP metro station in Ano Maroussi, Greece
14 Irene, an asteroid

Tropical Storm Irene (1947), part of the 1940–49 Pacific typhoon seasons
Tropical Storm Irene (1959), caused minor damage to the Florida Panhandle
Hurricane Irene–Olivia, struck Nicaragua in 1971
Hurricane Irene (1981), part of the 1981 Atlantic hurricane season, eventually struck France
Hurricane Irene (1999) passed over Cuba and inflicted much damage on Florida
Hurricane Irene (2005)
Hurricane Irene (2011), caused extensive damage to the Greater Antilles and the US East Coast—name was retired after 2011

MV Eirini, a British refrigerated cargo liner in service from 1961 to 1970
MV Irene, a Greek-owned freighter
Irene-class cruiser, of the German Imperial Navy
- SMS Irene, a German protected cruiser in service from 1887 to 1921
Irene (sternwheeler), a steamboat of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet in the early 1900s
TSS Irene (1885), a steam turbine cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1885 to 1906
MV Irene SL, a Greek-owned supertanker
Irene (ketch), a sailing ship built in 1907 in Bridgwater