Irina
| Irene | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Ancient Greek |
| Meaning | Peace |
| Other names | |
| Derived | Ancient Greek: εἰρήνη |
| Related names | Arina, Irene, Iryna |
Irina [ ahy-ree-nuh ][1] is a Slavic feminine given name, meaning peace (from ancient Greek εἰρήνη).[2]
Variant forms include Iryna and Arina. This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021).
People named Irina[change]
- Irina Antonenko, Miss Russia 2010
- Irina Baskakova, a Soviet track and field sprinter
- Irina-Camelia Begu, a Romanian tennis player
- Irina Bespalova, a Russian butterfly swimmer
- Irina Deleanu, a Romanian former individual rhythmic gymnast
- Irina Hakamada, a Russian politic
- Irina Ionesco, a French photographer
- Irina Iordachescu, a Romanian soprano opera singer
- Irina Kostyuchenkova, a Ukrainian javelin thrower
- Irina Krush, an elite chess player
- Irina Lashko, a Russian-born Australian diver
- Irina Lazareanu, a Romanian-born Canadian model
- Irina Livezeanu, a Romanian-born American historian
- Irina Pantaeva, a Siberian fashion model and actress
- Irina Podyalovskaya, a Soviet middle distance runner
- Irina Pudova, a famous Yakut ballerina
- Irina Press, Soviet 2x Olympic champion (80-m hurdles & pentathlon)
- Irina Rodnina, a Soviet figure skater
- Irina Saari, a Finnish pop singer
- Irina Sharipova, 1st runner-up at Miss Russia 2010. Contestant of Miss World 2010 and representative of Russia
- Irina Shayk, a model originally from Russia
- Irina Slutskaya, a Russian world champion figure skater
- Irina Tebenikhina, a Russian volleyball player
- Irina Toneva, a Russian pop singer
- Irina Ufimtseva, a Russian freestyle swimmer
- Irina Voronina, a Playboy Playmate originally from Russia
- Irina Popova, Russian sinologist and historian (born 1961)
Fictional characters[change]
- Irina Denali, a member of the Denali coven in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
- Irina Derevko, KGB and Covenant terrorist, a main character in the Alias series
- Irina Palm, pseudonym of the main character in 2007 film of the same name
- Irina Spalko, a fictional Soviet Union KGB agent in the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Irina Clayton, a.k.a. Choir, a former member of the Xavier Institute student body and the Street Team X-Men[broken anchor] in the Marvel Comics Universe
- Irina, One of the three sisters in Anton Chekhov's play 'Three Sisters'
- Irina Kerchenkov, a Russian model in Sarra Manning's Fashionistas book series
References[change]
- ↑ "Definition of Irina | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ↑ "Irina name Meaning and Origin". babys.name. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
