English
Irene
Irene comes from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη ‘peace’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΕἰρήνηEirḗnē‘peace’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentIrène
- Englishearliest quotation 1653Irene
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΕἰρήνηEirḗnē‘peace’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentIrène
- Englishearliest quotation 1653Irene
Earliest quotation: 1653, Jeremiah Burroughs, Irenicum: To the Lovers of Truth & Peace: “But lest I be thought too literall, give me…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη
Today it means
name Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη / Irene