Entry № 4641 · Greek origin

Irini Irini — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ee-REE-nee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Peace (Saint Irene of Athens + Byzantine empress)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "peace (saint irene of athens + byzantine empress)".

Irini is from the Greek Eirene (Εἰρήνη — peace). Irini is the modern Greek form of Irene / Eirene — central to traditional Greek Orthodox heritage. The Greek Eirene is one of the Hours (Horai) of Greek mythology — daughter of Zeus + Themis + goddess of peace alongside her sisters Dike (justice) + Eunomia (good order). Saint Irene of Athens (Empress Irene, c.

Peace (Saint Irene of Athens + Byzantine empress) — a Greek name.

The name in its native script.

Ειρήνη
Transliteration
Irini / Eirene
Pronunciation
/ iːˈriː.ni /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Irini stands.

Irini does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Irinis before her.

Real people

In fiction
Eirene / Saint Irene of Athens
Greek goddess of peace + Byzantine empress.

Names connected to Irini.

The number behind Irini.

5

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Irini reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.