Irina

Irina (Cyrillic: Ирина) is a feminine given name of Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene (Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace.

Diminutive forms in Slavic languages include Ira, Irinka, Irinushka, Irisha, Irka, Irochka, Irinochka, Irishenka.

Origin

Irina is connected with Irene of Macedon (1st-2nd century) who was the first woman recognized by the church as a great martyr. She was born pagan as Penelope and later baptized by Saint Timothy as Irene.

Notable people with this name

Fictional characters

• Irina, the child protagonist in Magdalen Nabb's 'The Enchanted Horse'.
• Irina Derevko, KGB and Covenant terrorist, a main character in the Alias series
• Irina Palm, pseudonym of the main character in 2007 film of the same name
• Irina Spalko, a fictional Soviet Union KGB agent in the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Irina Clayton, a.k.a. Choir, a former member of the Xavier Institute student body and the Street Team X-Men in the Marvel Comics Universe
• Irina, One of the three sisters in Anton Chekhov's play 'Three Sisters'
• Irina Kerchenkov, a Russian model in Sarra Manning's Fashionistas book series
• Irina Denali, a member of the Denali coven in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
• Irina, a character from the novel series The Heroic Legend of Arslan by Yoshiki Tanaka.
• Irina Shidō, a fictional character from the Japanese light novel series High School DxD by Ichiei Ishibumi.
• The Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy, features a doll named Irina.
• Irina Jelavić, a fictional character in the Japanese manga and anime Assassination Classroom
• Irina Clockworker, an antagonist from a series of Vocaloid songs known as "The Evillious Chronicles"
• Irina of House Griffin, a playable character in PC game Might and Magic: Heroes VI

See also

• Irina (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with Irina
• All pages beginning with Iryna