Irem as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Irem

What is the meaning of the name Irem ?

The baby name Irem is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EE-rem (IPA: /iˈrem/).

Irem is Persian, Turkish in Origin.

Irem is a Turkish feminine given name rooted in the Arabic Iram (إرم), the legendary “Iram of the Pillars” mentioned in the Qur’an and linked to the ancient people of ‘Ad. Through Persian literary tradition - where Eram/Erām evokes a paradisal garden, as in Shiraz’s celebrated Bāgh-e Eram - the name came to signify an Edenic, lush haven; common glosses include “garden of paradise,” “Eden,” and “heavenly garden.”

In Turkish the preferred spelling is İrem (with dotted İ), while Irem serves as an international transliteration; related variants are Iram (Arabic/Urdu) and Eram/Erām (Persian). The image of “İrem bağları” (“the gardens of Irem”) in Ottoman and modern Turkish poetry and song helped cement its appeal, and the name rose sharply in Turkey from the late 20th century. Today it remains popular in Turkey and among diasporic communities, and appears - though less commonly - as a feminine name across Arabic- and Persian-influenced cultures.