Irenee as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Irenee

What is the meaning of the name Irenee ?

The baby name Irenee is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ih-REE-nee,eye-REE-nee,(French) ee-reh-NAY.

Irenee is Greek in Origin.

Irenee is the accentless rendering of French Irénée, ultimately from Latin Irenaeus and Ancient Greek Eirenaios, meaning “peaceful,” from eirēnē, “peace.” It is etymologically related to the feminine Irene/Irène but used as a masculine given name in French tradition. The spelling without diacritics appears in English-language contexts and older records where accents were omitted.

Its history is anchored by the revered second‑century bishop and theologian Saint Irenaeus of Lyons, whose influence kept the name in circulation in Catholic France, francophone Europe, Québec, and some missionary regions. Though rare today, it conveys an erudite, antique charm. Cross‑linguistic variants include Irenaeus (Latin/English), Irénée (French), Ireneo (Italian/Spanish), Ireneu (Portuguese), Irineu (Romanian), Ireneusz (Polish), Irinei/Iriney (Russian), and Irinej (Serbian/Croatian); the Greek is Eirenaios. Related feminines are Irene, Irène, and Eirene. Short modern spellings such as Ireneus or Irenee occur in English sources.