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Origin and meaning of Irena



Gender:
Historical gender:
Usage over the past 5 years:
Girls - 100% (142 births)
Boys - 0% (0 births)
Source: US SSA data
girl Girl
girl Girl

Origin:
Latinate variant of the Greek name Irene
Meaning:
Peace
More info:

This is a variant of the name Irene, which is a Latin variant of the Greek name Eirene, meaning "peace."

Irena Sendler was a social worker who worked with the Polish Underground and Żegota resistance organization to smuggle children out of ghettos in Warsaw.


Pronunciation:
eye REEN ah

Form of:
Irene

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Popularity:
Ranks 5,120th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby girl names. Show popularity chart

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Meaning of Irena: This is a variant of the name Irene, which is a Latin variant of the Greek name Eirene, meaning "peace

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