Irina
ih-REEN-a
Russian from Greek
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Irina Origin and Meaning
The name Irina is a girl's name of Greek, Russian origin meaning "peace".
Irina is a Russian ballet-inflected classic, one of the Three Sisters in the Chekhov play. While some Americans will pronounce this like Irene with three syllables, the pronunciation used throughout Europe, where it's widely used, starts with a short i as in it or if and a strong emphasis on the second syllable.
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Irina in Pop Culture
- Irina Derevkocharacter on TV's "Alias"
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