Irene

[ ahy-ree-nee for 1; ahy-reen or, especially British, ahy-ree-nee for 2 ]

/ aɪˈri ni for 1; aɪˈrin or, especially British, aɪˈri ni for 2 /

noun

Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.

Also I·re·na

[ahy-ree-nuh, ih-rey-nuh]. /aɪˈri nə, ɪˈreɪ nə/. A female given name.

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Words nearby Irene

ire, Iredell, ireful, Ireland, Ireland, Republic of, Irene, irenic, irenicon, irenics, Ireton, Ir gene

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“If agencies had to warranty that children are in good health, agencies would shut down,” said adoption attorney Irene Steffas.
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A French journalist named Vincent moves to Lisbon to escape the source of his broken heart, a woman named Irene.
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To draw Antonio away from Irene, Vincent decides to track down Duck.
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Judge Irene Berger asked Hughart who had ordered him to give miners advance word of inspectors.
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Inside the trailer they found the bodies of 60-year-old Irene Celaya and her brother, Francisco Moreno, 61.
Inside the Mass Slaying on California’s Tule River Indian Reservation|Christine Pelisek|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"Well, Irene won't be glad, unless we hurry and get a room fit for her to go into," Audrey retorted sharply.
Anxious Audrey|Mabel Quiller-Couch
From what happened last night, I should regard it as a misfortune for Irene if she becomes the vicomte's wife.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2)|Alexandre Dumas pre
"Mr. Kenmore, I know you will excuse Irene from her dances," she said sweetly.
Guy Kenmore's Wife and The Rose and the Lily|Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller
This prince being only ten years old, his mother Irene acted as regent and assumed the title Augusta.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1|Various
It is curious to notice that almost identical words were used in Irene Wycherley.
Modernities|Horace Barnett Samuel

British Dictionary definitions for Irene

Irene

/ (aɪˈriːnɪ) /

noun

?752–803 ad, Byzantine ruler (780–90, 792–97, joint ruler with her son Constantine VI; 797–802). She is venerated as a saint in the Greek Orthodox Church

Greek myth the goddess of peace

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