Gender of Irene.
Irene is a name more often given to females.
In a sample of all names from the US Census during the years 1890 to 2006, all of the children named Irene were girls.
Even though Irene is female, why is it sometimes used for boys? Often a name is taken from a neutral concept with no implied gender. Sometimes the name can be derived from two different sources, one male and one female. Names sometimes change gender over time!
Meanings of the name Irene.
The following meaning is associated with the name Irene:
- Peaceful
Closely related variants of the name Irene have the following meanings:
- Joyous song
- Joy
- The goddess of peace
- Calm
- Serene
Origins of Irene.
One origin of Irene is Greek.
The origins of names associated with Irene are: Hebrew, Slavic and English.
Names related to Irene.
Some names related to Irene are: Rina, Rena, Irina, Irena and Serina.
Names with the same meaning as Irene are: Alana, Allene, Arav, Casimiro, Chessa, Freda, Frida, Geffrey, Goraidh, Gothfraidh, Irina, Jeffry, Jereni, Lana, Langundo, Levente, Luam, Manfried, Manfrit, Nishanth, Peace, Raina, Reina, Reyna, Salama, Salamon, Saleema, Saloman, Shaan, Shanata, Shanta, Shelomo, Shiloh, Shlomo, Solomon, Sulaiman, Sulayman, Taicligh, Tullia, Wilfred, Willifrid, Wyatt and Yasahiro.
Lucky numbers for Irene.
The numerological number for the name Irene is 9.
Some two digit lucky numbers for Irene are: 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 99.
What does this mean? If you believe in numbers having mystical powers, it could be something very important. You could look for a spouse with the same numerological number and choose your house or the date of an important even based on it. For most of us it is just a bit of fun. See if you have the same numerological number as any special person in your life.
How do you work out your numerological number? You use a special alphabet which gives a value to each of letters and then add the values of the letters in your name. You can see excactly how we calculated nine as the lucky number for Irene here: Calculating lucky numbers for Irene.
Name Days for Irene.
Name days are different in different countries and for different religions. They are often the memorial date of a saint who has the same name.
Often there are many saints with they same name, so you have a wide choice of name days!
Some name days for Irene are:
- February 21 (Germany).
- February 26 (Catholic).
- March 30 (Italy).
- March 30 (Catholic).
- April 1 (Germany).
- April 3 (Catholic).
- April 4 (Sweden).
- April 5 (Finland).
- April 5 (Catholic).
- April 6 (Germany).
- May 5 (Greece).
- May 5 (Catholic).
- May 13 (Latvia).
- September 18 (Catholic).
- October 20 (Catholic).
Popularity of Irene.
Irene was most popular in the year 1919, where it was at position sixteen for the whole of the USA.
Irene decreased in popularity between 2001 and 2006 from position four hundred and ninety-one to position five hundred and ninety-three.
The most popular decade for the name Irene was from 1910 to 1919.
The last time that the name was in the top 1000 names in the USA census data was in 2006, where it was at position five hundred and ninety-three.
Actors
There are twenty-four Actors called Irene.
Here are the first ten. See Actors who have the name Irene for the full list.
- Irène Jacob
Irène Marie Jacob (born July 15, 1966) is a French-born Swiss actress.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irène Jacob)
- Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne (née Irene Marie Dunn, December 20, 1898 - September 4, 1990) was an American film actress and singer of the 1930s and 1940s.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Dunne)
- Irene Cara
Irene Cara is an Actor... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Cara)
- Irene Papas
Irene Papas (Greek Ειρήνη Παππά; born September 3 1926 or September 3 1929) is a Greek actress who has starred in over seventy films in a career spanning more than fifty years.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Papas)
- Irene Hervey
Irene Hervey (July 11, 1910 - December 20, 1998) was born in Los Angeles, California.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Hervey)
- Irene Manning
Irene Manning (July 17, 1912 – May 28, 2004) was an actress/singer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Manning)
- Irene Ryan
Irene Ryan (October 17, 1902 – April 26, 1973) was Emmy and Tony Award nominated actress, one of the few entertainers who found success in vaudeville, radio, film, television and Broadway.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Ryan)
- Irene Handl
Irene Handl (27 December, 1901-29 November, 1987) was an English film actress.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Handl)
- Irene Dailey
Irene Dailey (born September 12, 1920 in New York City) is an American actress, best known for her work on Broadway and on daytime television. Her brother was the late actor, Dan Dailey.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Dailey)
- Irene Vernon
Irene Vernon (January 16, 1922 — April 21, 1998) was an American actress.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Vernon)
Writers
There are ten Writers called Irene.
- Irene Cara
Irene Cara is a Writer... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Cara)
- Irene Hunt
Irene Hunt (May 18, 1907, Pontiac, Illinois - May 18, 2001, Savoy, Illinois) was an American author of historical fiction for children and young adults. Hunt graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1939 and earned a Master's Degree from the University of Minnesota in 1946.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Hunt)
- Irene Spry
Irene Mary Spry (née Biss: Standerton, Transvaal, South Africa, August 28, 1907 - Ottawa, Canada, 1998) was an economic historian and social democrat awarded two honorary doctorates and named to the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian intellectual and public life.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Spry)
- Irene Kampen
Irene Kampen, born April 18, 1922, in Brooklyn, NY, was an American newspaperwoman and writer who wrote several books about events in her life. Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Great Neck, New York, she graduated from Great Neck High School.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Kampen)
- Irene Frisch
Irene Frisch has written many articles and stories about her childhood in Poland, surviving the Holocaust, living in Israel and then in the US. Most of her stories are on her website www.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Frisch)
- Kathryn Irene Glascock
Kathryn Irene Glascock (1901 - February 23, 1923) was an American poet. The Kathryn Irene Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Contest is named after her.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Kathryn Irene Glascock)
- Irene Mecchi
Irene Mecchi is an American writer for television, movies, newspapers, and Broadway. Originally from San Francisco, she started her work with Disney in March 1992, when she wrote Recycle Rex, an animated short film which won the 1994 Environmental Media Award.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Mecchi)
- Irene Osgood Andrews
Irene Osgood, Mrs. John Andrews (b.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Osgood Andrews)
- Irene Worth
Irene Worth, Honorary CBE, (b. June 23 1916, Fairbury, Nebraska - d.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Worth)
- Irène Hamoir
Irène Hamoir (25 July 1906–17 May 1994) was a Belgian novelist and poet, the leading female member of the Belgian surrealist movement. Her poetry was published under the pen name Irine, and she appeared as Lorrie in the writings of her husband, Louis Scutenaire, and the works of René Magritte.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irène Hamoir)
Emperors
There are five Emperors called Irene.
- Irene (empress)
Saint Irene (Greek: Ειρήνη, Eirēnē) (c. 752 – August 9, 803) was Byzantine empress from 797 to 802.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene (empress))
- Princess Irene of the Netherlands
Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth of the Netherlands (born August 5, 1939), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, is the second child of then Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (later Queen Juliana) and Prince Bernhard, a former prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She was born in Soestdijk Palace.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Princess Irene of the Netherlands)
- Irene Doukaina
Irene Doukaina or Ducaena (Greek: Ειρήνη Δούκαινα, Eirēnē Doukaina) (c. 1066 – February 19, 1123 or 1133) was the wife of the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos, and the mother of the emperor John II Komnenos and of the historian Anna Komnene.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Doukaina)
- Irene Palaiologina
Irene Palaiologina (Greek: Ειρήνη Παλαιολογίνα, Eirēnē Palaiologina), (c. 1315– after 1341) was Empress of Trebizond from April 6, 1340 to July 17, 1341.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Palaiologina)
- Irene Angelina
Irene Angelina (1177/1181 - 1208) was the daughter of the Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelos by his first wife Herina.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Angelina)
Filmmakers
There are five Filmmakers called Irene.
- Irene Hervey
Irene Hervey (July 11, 1910 - December 20, 1998) was born in Los Angeles, California.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Hervey)
- Irene Manning
Irene Manning (July 17, 1912 – May 28, 2004) was an actress/singer.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Manning)
- Irene Bedard
Irene Bedard (born July 22, 1967) is an actress best known for her portrayal of Native American characters in a variety of films. Bedard was born in Anchorage, Alaska.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Bedard)
- Irene Mecchi
Irene Mecchi is an American writer for television, movies, newspapers, and Broadway. Originally from San Francisco, she started her work with Disney in March 1992, when she wrote Recycle Rex, an animated short film which won the 1994 Environmental Media Award.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Mecchi)
- Irene Diamond
Irene Diamond (May 7 1910 - January 21, 2003) was a Hollywood talent scout and later in life a prominent philanthropist.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Diamond)
Models
There are three Models called Irene.
- Irene Sáez
Irene Lailin Sáez Conde (born 13 December 1961) is a Venezuelan politican and former Miss Universe.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Sáez)
- Irene Sáez
Irene Lailin Sáez Conde (born 13 December 1961) is a Venezuelan politican and former Miss Universe.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Sáez)
- Irene Skliva
Irene Skliva (Irini Skliva) in Greek: Ειρήνη Σκλήβα (born April 4, 1978) is an Athens native and the 1996 Miss World. After winning the title Miss Hellas at the Miss Star Hellas pageant, she represented Greece in Bangalore, India during the Miss World contest in 1996.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Skliva)
Kings
There are two Kings called Irene.
- Princess Irene of the Netherlands
Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth of the Netherlands (born August 5, 1939), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, is the second child of then Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (later Queen Juliana) and Prince Bernhard, a former prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She was born in Soestdijk Palace.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Princess Irene of the Netherlands)
- Irene Angelina
Irene Angelina (1177/1181 - 1208) was the daughter of the Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelos by his first wife Herina.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Angelina)
Poets
There are two Poets called Irene.
- Kathryn Irene Glascock
Kathryn Irene Glascock (1901 - February 23, 1923) was an American poet. The Kathryn Irene Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Contest is named after her.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Kathryn Irene Glascock)
- Irène Hamoir
Irène Hamoir (25 July 1906–17 May 1994) was a Belgian novelist and poet, the leading female member of the Belgian surrealist movement. Her poetry was published under the pen name Irine, and she appeared as Lorrie in the writings of her husband, Louis Scutenaire, and the works of René Magritte.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irène Hamoir)
Chemists
There is one Chemist called Irene.
- Irène Joliot-Curie
Irène Joliot-Curie née Curie, (12 September, 1897 – 17 March, 1956) was a French scientist, the daughter of Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pièrre Curie and the wife of Frédéric Joliot-Curie. Jointly with her husband, Irène was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry of 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irène Joliot-Curie)
Economists
There is one Economist called Irene.
- Irene Spry
Irene Mary Spry (née Biss: Standerton, Transvaal, South Africa, August 28, 1907 - Ottawa, Canada, 1998) was an economic historian and social democrat awarded two honorary doctorates and named to the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian intellectual and public life.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Spry)
Judges
There is one Judge called Irene.
- Irene Cortes
Irene R. Cortes (October 20, 1921 — October 28, 1996) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and a respected law academician.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Cortes)
Nobel Prize Winners
There is one Nobel Prize Winner called Irene.
- Irène Joliot-Curie
Irène Joliot-Curie née Curie, (12 September, 1897 – 17 March, 1956) was a French scientist, the daughter of Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pièrre Curie and the wife of Frédéric Joliot-Curie. Jointly with her husband, Irène was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry of 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irène Joliot-Curie)
Olympic Medalists
There is one Olympic Medalist called Irene.
- Irene MacDonald
Irene Margaret MacDonald (November 22 1931 – June 20 2002) was a Canadian athlete, sports executive and broadcaster from Hamilton, Ontario. She won Canada's first-ever Olympic medal, a bronze, in diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene MacDonald)
Painters
There is one Painter called Irene.
- Irene di Spilimbergo
Irene di Spilimbergo (1540-1559) was a female Italian Renaissance painter. Since she died at the age of 21, she is scarcely memorable for her artistic output, but more for an effusive volume of poetic elogies published two years after her death by Dionigio Atanagi and containing 279 Italian and 102 latin poems, some anonymous, and others either penned or attributed to contemporary cultural luminaries including Lodovico Dolce, Torquato Tasso, Titian, Girolamo Muzio, Luigi Tanzillo, Giuseppe Bettusi, and Benedetto Varchi.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene di Spilimbergo)
Queens
There is one Queen called Irene.
- Irene Angelina
Irene Angelina (1177/1181 - 1208) was the daughter of the Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelos by his first wife Herina.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Angelina)
Saints
There is one Saint called Irene.
- Irene (empress)
Saint Irene (Greek: Ειρήνη, Eirēnē) (c. 752 – August 9, 803) was Byzantine empress from 797 to 802.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene (empress))
Swimmers
There is one Swimmer called Irene.
- Irene Dalby
Irene Dalby (born May 31, 1971) is a former international topswimmer from Norway, who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Dalby)
Boxers
There is one Boxer called Irene.
- Irene Pacheco
Irene Pacheco (born on March 26, 1971 in San Juan de Uraba, Colombia) is a former world boxing champion.... (excerpt from the wikipedia article on Irene Pacheco)