Irina
Sign in to saveIrina or Iryna (Cyrillic: Ирина, Ірина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene (), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace. It is mostly used in countries within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Balkans.
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- Instance of
- female given name
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- native label
- Irina
- transliteration or transcription
- Ирина
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- I650
- Cologne phonetics
- 076
- Caverphone
- ARN111
- different from
- Irina
- language of work or name
- Swedish
- name day
- May 5
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Irina or Iryna (Cyrillic: Ирина, Ірина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene (), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace. It is mostly used in countries within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Balkans.
Diminutive forms in Slavic languages include Ira, Irynka, Irinushka, Irinochka, Irisha, Irka, Irochka, Irusia, Iraya, Irayna.
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