Irene

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Irene is a name derived from the Greek word εἰρήνη (eiréné), "peace".

It may refer to:

• Eirene (Greek goddess), one of the Horae

given name

• Eirene (artist), ancient Greek artist
• Tzitzak (died 750), wife of Emperor Constantine V, who was baptized as Irene
• Byzantine Empress Irene (c. 752–803), wife of Emperor Leo IV and empress regnant, 797–802
• One of several people called Saint Irene, including:
  • Irene of Rome (died c. 288)
  • Irene of Tomar (died c. 653)
• Irene Castle (1893–1969), half of the early 20th-century ballroom dancing team of Vernon and Irene Castle
• Irene Dunne (1898–1990), Academy-award nominated actress
• Irini Georgatou, Greek tennis player
• Irini Giannatou, birth name of Greek actress and singer Rena Dor
• Irene Hunt, American children's writers
• Eirini Kavarnou, Greek swimmer
• Irene Lentz (1900–1962), American clothing designer in Los Angeles; costume designer for films in the 1930s
• Irini Merkouri, Greek pop singer
• Irini Psyhrami, Greek pop singer
• Irene Ryan (1902–1973), American actress; Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies television show in the 1960s
• Irene Papas (born 1926 or 1929), Greek actress
• Princess Irene of the Netherlands (born 1939), sister of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
• Irene Piotrowski (born 1941), Lithuanian-Canadian athlete
• Eirini Sevastou, Greek pop singer
• Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter
• Irene Cara (born 1959), American singer, Academy Award–winning songwriter and actress
• Irene de Kok (born 1963), Dutch judoka
• Irene Eijs (born 1966), Dutch rower
• Irene Jacob (born 1966), French-born Swiss actress
• Irene Bedard (born 1967), Native American actress best known for her portrayal of Native American characters
• Irene Saez (born 1961), Venezuelan politician and former Miss Universe
• Irene van Dyk (born 1972), goal shooter for the New Zealand netball team, the Silver Ferns
• Irini Karra, a Greek fashion model

toponymy

• Irene, Gauteng, a small town in South Africa
• Irene, Texas, USA, an unincorporated community
• Lake Irene, a small lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA
• Eirini station, an ISAP metro station in Ano Maroussi, Greece

proper names and brands

• Tropical Storm Irene, the name of several of tropical storms
  • Hurricane Irene (1999)
  • Hurricane Irene (2005)
• 14 Irene, an asteroid
• Irene, the hydrocarbon C13 H18 formed by dehydration of Irone
• Irene, South Dakota, a city in South Dakota, USA

in literature and popular culture

• Irene (play), a play by Samuel Johnson
• Irene (musical), a Broadway musical that was first produced in 1919
• Irene (1926 film), 1926 film starring Colleen Moore
• Irene (1940 film), a 1940 Oscar-nominated film starring Anna Neagle and Ray Milland
• Irene (2009 film), a 2009 French film
• Irène (2002 film) a film by Ivan Calberac starring Cécile de France and Bruno Putzulu
• "Goodnight, Irene", a 20th century American folk music standard
• "Irene", a song on Momentum (album) by Christian rapper/singer tobyMac
• Irene (novel), a 1949 novel by Ronald James Marsh
• Irene (band), a 10-member musical group from Sweden
• Irene Redfield, fictional character in the novel Passing by Nella Larsen
• Irene Forsyte, fictional character in The Forsyte Saga
• Irene Adler, fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandal in Bohemia"
• Irene Pollock, fictional character in the 44 Scotland Street series by Alexander McCall Smith
• Irene Van de Kamp, fictional character in the Good Girls comics series by Carol Lay
• Irene, a character in the operas Tamerlano and Bajazet, by Handel and Vivaldi.
• Irene The Robot is a web-based animation from Hiroki Star Productions

Ships

MV Eirini, a British refrigerated cargo liner in service 1961-70