name
Irini
ee-REE-nee
iːˈriːniːListen
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Irini
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Coptic Egyptian
- Meaning
- a Coptic feminine name derived from the Greek eirene meaning peace; in the Coptic Christian tradition of Egypt, Irini has been a beloved name since the early centuries of Christianity, when Greek was the liturgical and literary language of the Egyptian church; Saint Irini is venerated as a Coptic martyr, and the name carries the aspiration that the daughter bearing it will bring peace to her household, her church community, and ultimately to the wider world; among Egyptian Christian families today, Irini remains a living link to the Greek-speaking Alexandria of late antiquity
- Gender
- female
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