Irene

Meanings

1. Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.
2. 14 Irene, a main belt asteroid.
3. A female given name from Ancient Greek, in regular use since the 19th century.
4. A city and town in South Dakota, United States.

1. The hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of an irone.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”), name of a goddess of peace, of early Christian saints, and of an 8th-century Byzantine empress. Doublet of Eirini.