English

Irene astronomical symbol

Proper noun

Irene

1. (Greek mythology) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.
2. (astronomy) Short for 14 Irene, a main belt asteroid.
3. A female given name, in regular use since the 19th century.
   • 1653 Jeremiah Burroughs: Irenicum: To the Lovers of Truth & Peace. London, Robert Dawlman,1653. page 267:

     But lest I be thought too literall, give me leave to allegorize upon this Irene. Her name is a Greek name, Εἰρήνη, it signifies peace; we must not dote upon our Irene, our private peace, that the publique should suffer for the sake of it.

   • 1944 A.J.Cronin: The Green Years.Little, Brown, and Company, 1944. page 62:

     "And I have such a horrible name. Think of it... Kate. Who would take Kate on a Moonlight Cruise...or out to the Minstrels at the point. If you ever do find me in the company of a strange young man, call me Irene. Promise me."

   • 1993 Oscar Hijuelos: The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien. ISBN 0-14-023028-9 page 75:

     Better to consider the love of Irene, the seventh of the sisters, with her most elegant name.

4. A city/town in South Dakota, US.

Translations

Anagrams

• Ernie, ERNIE

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη ‎(Eirḗnē, “peace”)

Proper noun

Irene

1. A female given name.

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 24 029 females with the given name Irene have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη ‎(Eirḗnē, “peace”)

Proper noun

Irene ?

1. A female given name.

Anagrams

• Ieren

Estonian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη ‎(Eirḗnē, “peace”)

Proper noun

Irene

1. A female given name.

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη ‎(Eirḗnē, “peace”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈirene/
• Hyphenation: I‧re‧ne

Proper noun

Irene

1. A female given name.
   • 1978 Tuovi Saarenpää, Kihlat,Weilin + Göös, ISBN 951-35-1620-2, page 69:

     Jo lapsuudessa he olivat olleet erilaisia, ei olisi sisaruksiksi uskonut. Ja oli kuin äitikin olisi vaistonnut ja tajunnut sen heti alusta alkaen, kun antoi heille, sisaruksille, niin erilaiset nimet. Mikä nyt olisi ollut tavallisempi nimi kuin Elvi? Vaikka eihän se ollut nykyään enää tavallinenkaan, vanhanaikainen se oli, ei sellaista nimeä tavannut enää juuri kellään. Kun taas Irene―sehän soinnahti heti niin hienosti. Eräällä prinsessallakin taisi olla sellainen nimi. Ja Irene oli aina ollut nimensä mittainen.

   • 1984 Veronica Pimenoff, Loistava Helena, Tammi, ISBN 951-30-6142-6, page 280:

     Tytär oli nimetön. Helena ei ollut halunnut valita nimeä etukäteen jostakin luettelosta. Hän oli ajatellut että kunhan hän näkee lapsen, hän tietää mikä sen nimi on. Ei hän tiennyt, mikään nimi ei tuntunut sille sopivalta. Sampo oli ehdottanut Ireneä tytön nimeksi enemmän sen merkityksen kuin äänneasun vuoksi. Helena toisti nyt tämän nimen ääneen kuin sovittaakseen sitä lapselle mutta ei tuo tuntunut sopivan.

Declension

Related terms

• Irina

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη ‎(Eirḗnē, “peace”)

Proper noun

Irene

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Irina

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη ‎(Eirḗnē, “peace”)

Proper noun

Irene f

1. A female given name.

Anagrams

• ernie

Norwegian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη ‎(Eirḗnē, “peace”)

Proper noun

Irene

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Eirin, Iren

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη ‎(Eirḗnē).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ˈɾe.ni/

Proper noun

Irene f

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Irene

Related terms

• Iria

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη ‎(Eirḗnē, “peace”)

Proper noun

Irene f

1. A female given name.

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη ‎(Eirḗnē, “peace”)

Alternative forms

• Irène

Proper noun

Irene

1. A female given name.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 47 739 females with the given name Irene living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

English

Noun

irene ‎(plural irenes)

1. (chemistry) The hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of irone.
   • 1952, The Terpenes, addenda to volumes 1 and 2, page 507:

     The configurations around the double bond in the side chain are based on considerations of the Raman spectra, dielectric constants, etc., and on comparatively small differences in reactivity; for example, neo-α-irone is converted into irene less readily than α-irone, but forms an oxime more rapidly; [...]

   • 1964, Samuel Coffey, E. H. Rodd, Martin Frederick Ansell, Chemistry of Carbon Compounds: Alicyclic Compounds, page 177:

     Ruzicka and his co-workers showed that the hydrocarbon irene, obtained on reduction of irone with red phosphorus/iodine, had the structure shown and this was confirmed by synthesis [...]

   • 1972, Ernest Guenther, The Essential Oils: Individual Essential Oils of the Plant Families Ericaceae, Betulaceae, Valerianaceae, Verbenaceae, Cistaceae, Cruciferae, Liliaceae, Iridaceae, Araceae, Palmae, Cyperaceae, Moraceae, Aristolochiaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Ranunculaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Malvaceae, Usneaceae, Podocarpaceae, Pinaceae, Taxodiaceae, and Cupressaceae, page 87:

     Practically no isomerization of ɑ- or γ-irone into β-irone, or of γ-irone into ɑ-irone takes place; nor is irene formed from the irones.

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

irene m

1. definite plural of ire