What is Irina?
{{Infobox given name | name = Irene | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | gender = Female | meaning = Peace | region = | language = Ancient Greek | origin = | alternative spelling = | nickname = | related names = Arina, Irene, Iryna | name day = | derived = {{lang-grc|εἰρήνη}} | popularity = | footnotes = | wikt = }} '''Irina''' [ ahy-'''ree'''-n''uh'' ]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Definition of Irina {{!}} Dictionary.com|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/irina|access-date=2023-03-30|website=www.dictionary.com|language=en}}</ref> is a [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] feminine [[given name]], meaning ''peace'' (from [[ancient Greek]] εἰρήνη).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Irina name Meaning and Origin|url=https://babys.name/detail-Irina-Meaning-Origin-Famous-Similar-Sibling.html|access-date=2023-03-30|website=babys.name|archive-date=2023-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330140009/https://babys.name/detail-Irina-Meaning-Origin-Famous-Similar-Sibling.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Variant forms include Iryna and [[Arina]]. This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021). ==People named Irina== * [[Irina Antonenko]], [[Miss Russia 2010]] * [[Irina Baskakova]], a Soviet track and field sprinter * [[Irina-Camelia Begu]], a Romanian tennis player * [[Irina Bespalova]], a Russian butterfly swimmer * [[Irina Deleanu]], a Romanian former individual rhythmic gymnast * [[Irina Hakamada]], a Russian politic * [[Irina Ionesco]], a French photographer * [[Irina Iordachescu]], a Romanian soprano opera singer * [[Irina Kostyuchenkova]], a Ukrainian javelin thrower * [[Irina Krush]], an elite chess player * [[Irina Lashko]], a Russian-born Australian diver * [[Irina Lazareanu]], a Romanian-born Canadian model * [[Irina Livezeanu]], a Romanian-born American historian * [[Irina Pantaeva]], a Siberian fashion model and actress * [[Irina Podyalovskaya]], a Soviet middle distance runner *