Irene

American  

[ahy-ree-nee, ahy-reen, ahy-ree-nee] / aɪˈri ni, aɪˈrin, aɪˈri ni /

noun

1. Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.

2. Also Irena A female given name.

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Irene British  

/ aɪˈriːnɪ /

noun

1. ?752–803 _ad , Byzantine ruler (780–90, 792–97, joint ruler with her son Constantine VI; 797–802). She is venerated as a saint in the Greek Orthodox Church

2. Greek myth the goddess of peace

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Example Sentences

Irene Taylor, the director of the Celine Dion documentary now streaming on Prime Video, discusses capturing the singer during some her most vulnerable moments.

From Los Angeles Times

Richardson added that it was "a significant moment to share Geoff and Irene's first view of the new centre when it opened".

From BBC

Irene’s artistic ambition and free-spirited nature draw Soames to her.

From Salon

Irene De Barraicua, director of policy and communications for Líderes Campesinas, a farmworker and women-led organization, told The Times that farmworkers “do not wish to be politicized or romanticized, but simply humanized” and afforded the dignity to work in safe and fair conditions.

From Los Angeles Times

The Princess Irene Brigade was rumored to be in France, moving toward Belgium.

From Literature