Irene
- 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.
Examples from the Web for irene
Contemporary Examples of irene
“If agencies had to warranty that children are in good health, agencies would shut down,” said adoption attorney Irene Steffas.
A French journalist named Vincent moves to Lisbon to escape the source of his broken heart, a woman named Irene.
To draw Antonio away from Irene, Vincent decides to track down Duck.
Judge Irene Berger asked Hughart who had ordered him to give miners advance word of inspectors.
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 ReservationChristine Pelisek
December 12, 2012
Historical Examples of irene
Peter T. had 'em labeled the "Duchess" and "Irene dear" in a jiffy.
Cape Cod StoriesJoseph C. Lincoln
The Duchess and "Irene dear" gurgled and gushed and received congratulations.
Cape Cod StoriesJoseph C. Lincoln
And just then come a shriek from the piazza; the Duchess and "Irene dear" had come out of the parlor.
Cape Cod StoriesJoseph C. Lincoln
"And you'll be proud of Irene when she comes home," she declared.
Mary-'GustaJoseph C. Lincoln
Tell her Irene is too busy practising to answer her silly letters.
MelomaniacsJames Huneker
Irene
- ?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
Word Origin and History for irene
Irene
fem. proper name, from French Irène, from Latin Irene, from Greek Eirene, literally "peace, time of peace."